none 10.1075/scl.108.11hoc John Benjamins Publishing Company John Benjamins Publishing Company 1757 145743597 4458859 1420924 202507030823000019 10.1075 2025-07-03T02:25:14Z 2023-03-09T09:11:24Z 4 1388-0373 10.1075/scl https://benjamins.com/ catalog/scl Ella Wehrmeyer North-West University https://ror.org/010f1sq29 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2746-0598 This collected volume showcases cutting-edge research in the rapidly developing area of sign language corpus linguistics in various sign language contexts across the globe. Each chapter provides a detailed account of particular national corpora and methodological considerations in their construction. Part 1 focuses on corpus-based linguistic findings, covering aspects of morphology, syntax, multilingualism, and regional and diachronic variation. Part 2 explores innovative solutions to challenges in building and annotating sign language corpora, touching on the construction of comparable sign language corpora, collaboration challenges at the national level, phonological arrangement of digital lexicons, and (semi-)automatic annotation. This unique volume documenting the growth in breadth and depth within the discipline of sign language corpus linguistics is a key resource for researchers, teachers, and postgraduate students in the field of sign language linguistics, and will also provide valuable insights for other researchers interested in corpus linguistics, Construction Grammar, and gesture studies. 108 4 3 2023 3 9 2023 9789027213457 9789027253309 John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam 10.1075/scl.108 http://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027253309 https://www.jbe-platform.com/deliver/fulltext/9789027253309.pdf https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1075/scl.108/html Julie A. Hochgesang Gallaudet University https://ror.org/02b9aym09 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7450-2343 Ryan Lepic Gallaudet University https://ror.org/02b9aym09 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-790X Emily Shaw Gallaudet University https://ror.org/02b9aym09 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-8842 Considering trends in signed corpus development Abstract In this chapter, we discuss logistic and ideological practices used by signed language corpus projects around the world to develop their corpora, starting with Johnston’s early call to develop signed language corpora in 2004. We then outline a brief history of existing American Sign Language (ASL) corpora or corpus-like collections, most of which are specialized and/or inaccessible. We unpack the lessons we have learned as we, North American linguists interested in signed language research and corpora, have sought to create a national-level corpus following the standards set by earlier projects. We conclude that our contexts are somewhat different, and describe projects that we think would be better suited for our ASL communities. 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