Notably, in American Sign Language (ASL ... "These studies highlight the importance of visual animations in language, with consequences for grammar and meaning alike," explains Schlenker.

Sure, she was expressive, but that's because she was speaking a visual language ... but because sign language uses face and body movements as part of its grammar. In American Sign Language ...

It is in this way that ASL supports a vibrant range of visual poetry and performance art. Grammar in ASL is totally separate from English grammar; it’s a whole new mode of expression.

Part of the lab's role is to design visual stimuli for a 6- to 10 ... but English nursery rhymes don't translate well to ASL. The sign language grammar structure is much different from that ...