- Main objectives of the Action:
- preparation of a blue print for reference grammars of sign languages (SL)
- development of methodological guidelines for SL research
- development of elicitation materials for SL research
- cooperation of SL research teams
- training of young SL researchers
- Intended impact of the Action:
- development of scientifically grounded tool(s) in SL research
- raising awareness and statuses of SLs and their linguistic communities
- incorporating SL description in linguistic research
- Intended impact of the Action:
- The Action will be carried out by the following bodies:
- Management Committee (MC)
- Work Groups (WG)
- Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM)
- Core group (Chair, Vice-chair, WG coordinators, STSM Coordinator)
- The Action will be carried out by the following bodies:
- Output and dissemination of results and activities
- SL reference grammar blueprint
- methodological guidelines
- repository of grammar elicitation material(s)
- creation of a web site
- scholarly articles
- conference presentations
- mentoring national applications of SL grammar development
- reaching out to Deaf communities
These bodies hold scheduled meetings. In addition to their scheduled meetings, members of the MC and WGs are in contact regularly over the network.