2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of applied linguistic anthropology for the enhancement of human development of the Deaf: Comparative study of sign languages and societies in African countries
| Project/Area Number |
21682005
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Aichi Prefectural University (2011-2012)
Osaka International University (2010)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
KAMEI Nobutaka 愛知県立大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50388724)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | ろう者 / 人間開発 / 言語人類学 / アフリカ / 手話言語 / フランス語圏アフリカ手話コートジボワール / トーゴ |
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| Research Abstract |
In the Deaf communities of French-speaking West Africa, where no previous research existed, the sign language, Deaf culture and history were described with the method of fieldwork. Also African Deaf researchers were trained in the serial workshops and the research team by the Deaf was founded. Main results of this project are as follow: 1) Collection of the firsthand information in Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. 2) Publication of the first sign language dictionary in Cote d'Ivoire. 3) Construction of the online database on world sign languages in English, Japanese and French. 4) Sponsor of the International Conference on Langue des Signes d'Afrique Francophone (LSAF). 5) Foundation of the Group for the preparation of the foundation of the Research Institute for Langue des Signes d'Afrique Francophone (LSAF).
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