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1Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
|June 6, 2024
Summary
The Handshape Analysis Recording Tool (HART) offers a reliable method for documenting sign language accuracy in written form. This tool assesses phonological parameters like location, movement, handshape, and orientation for sign language research.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Deaf Studies
- Speech-Language Pathology
Background:
- Established protocols exist for spoken language analysis, but not for sign language.
- Lack of standardized methods hinders research and clinical practice in sign language documentation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate the Handshape Analysis Recording Tool (HART) for real-time, word-level documentation of sign language samples.
- To assess the reliability of HART in analyzing phonological parameters of sign language productions.
Main Methods:
- The HART was developed for Australian Sign Language (Auslan) within an educational program for the Deaf.
- Piloted with Deaf educational staff and later used with fluent signing professionals to test inter- and intrarater reliability.
- Focused on coding four phonological parameters: location, movement, handshape, and orientation.
Main Results:
- Interrater reliability for HART coding was found to be "good" to "very good" using Gwet's Agreement Coefficient.
- High reliability was achieved across all four assessed phonological parameters.
Conclusions:
- The HART is a reliable tool for professionals fluent in a sign language to document and code the phonological accuracy of signed productions.
- This method can be adapted for any sign language, enabling written documentation of word-level sign samples and their accuracy.
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