Project Sign Languages Program Margo Katherine Wilke Undergraduate Research Internship Program Term Spring 2025 Status Accepted Research Area Linguistics Description The Sign Language project is centered around identifying the grammatical morpho-syntactic properties of different sign languages, which are characterized by using the body (hands, face, full body) in space as articulators, and vision as the perceptual mode. We work on ASL as well as on smaller SLs across Latin America. Supervisor Elena E Benedicto Mentor Type of work required The student works on ELAN (a lignuistic-dedicated software) to identify and code morphological units of SL recordings.
Student will be trained by IELLab personnel in the use of the software and the use of codes. Websites https://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/sis/p/iell/index.html Qualifications LING 201 and LING 321 desired, though not reuqired. Intellectual curiosity and ability to go beyond superficial and mechanical cues. Dedicated, responsible and capable of working by themselves. Credit Hours 2 Weekly Hours 6 (estimated)