Spring 2027

Sign Language Linguistics

An introduction to the linguistics of sign languages, covering their grammar, use in signing communities, transmission, acquisition, and emergence, as well as perceptions of deaf people.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.78 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize false assumptions and claims about sign languages and challenge them

  • Discuss key concepts, terms, and debates in the study of sign languages and their linguistic structure

  • Compare different theoretical approaches to sign language linguistics

  • Discuss the ways that the study of sign languages expands and enhances our understanding of human languages

  • Demonstrate understanding that deafness and sign languages are valuable parts of cultural and linguistic diversity

  • Describe ways to increase and advocate for accessibility and inclusivity for minoritized languages and communities

  • Evaluate and critique different theoretical approaches to sign language linguistics

  • Compare models of sign languages and spoken languages at all levels of linguistic analysis: phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse

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LINGUIS 101 or ANTHRO/​LINGUIS 301

LINGUIS 375

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.78 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Grammar of sign languages
  • Use of sign languages in signing communities
  • Transmission and acquisition of sign languages
  • Emergence of new sign languages
  • Perceptions of deaf people and sign languages

Skills

  • Discussing key concepts and comparing theoretical approaches to sign language linguistics
  • Evaluating and critiquing theoretical approaches and challenging false assumptions about sign languages
  • Comparing models of sign and spoken languages across phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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