General
As part of our research into metaphor in creative sign language we are preparing commentaries on each poem that we have included in our anthology. We are also preparing some material explaining certain linguistic points that may be useful for understanding our commentaries.
Anthropomorphism
Shared Thinking Processes with Four Deaf Poets: A Window on "The Creative" in "Creative Sign Language" (PDF 1Mb) - Draft paper by Donna West and Rachel Sutton-Spence to appear in Sign Language Studies, 12(2) Winter 2012. Please do not quote from this paper until final publication.
Anthropomorphism in Creative Sign Language (PDF 406Kb) - poster by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Donna West for Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR) 10 at Purdue University, USA, 30th September - 2nd October 2010.
Personification in Creative Sign Language (PDF 479Kb) - powerpoint slides by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Donna West for a paper presented at Cognitive Linguistics Conference 3, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, 6th July 2010.
Blending
Grounded Blends and Metaphor in Sign Language Poetry (PDF 67.5Kb) - abstract by Michiko Kaneko, accepted as a poster for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM) seminar 4-7 May 2011.
Eyegaze
Eyegaze in Creative Sign Language (PDF 794Kb) - Draft paper by Michiko Kaneko and Johanna Mesch to appear in Sign Language Studies, 13(3) Spring 2013. Please do not quote from this paper until final publication.
Eyegaze in Creative Sign Language (PDF 541Kb) - Powerpoint slides by Michiko Kaneko and Johanna Mesch for a paper presented at Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR) 10 at Purdue University, USA, 2nd October 2010.
Iconicity
Iconicity and Metaphor in Sign Language Poetry (PDF 2.3Mb) - Draft paper by Michiko Kaneko and Rachel Sutton-Spence to appear in Metaphor and Symbol (forthcoming). Please do not quote from this paper until final publication.
Visual analogy and metaphor in sign language poetry (PDF1.8Mb) -paper presented by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Donna Jo Napoli at the 9th Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM), University of Lancaster, UK, 6th July 2012.
Style and Genres
Two powerpoint presentations by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Michiko Kaneko for papers presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of German Linguistics Society (DGfS) at Goerg August University, Göttingen, 25th February 2011:
Different Tropes for Different Folks: Style in BSL Poetry (PDF 791Kb).
Signed Renga: Exploration of 'Genre' in Creative Sign Language (PDF 516Kb).
Others
Expressions of Time in Sign Language (PDF 1.5Mb) - keynote slides by Michiko Kaneko for a paper presented at the 2011 Metaphor Festival held at Stockholm University, 9th September, 2011.
A Linguistic Approach to British Sign Language Poetry (PDF 373 Kb) - keynote slides by Michiko Kaneko and Donna West for a paper presented at the 2011 BAAL conference at the University of the West of England, 2nd September, 2011.
Identity Through Sign Language Research (PDF 1.3Mb) - powerpoint slides by Rachel Sutton-Spence for a paper presented at the ECS (Early Childhood Studies) seminar at the University of Bristol, 17th December 2010
A Problem of Gender in BSL and English (PDF 578Kb) - presentation by Rachel Sutton-Spence at the Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, 9th December 2010.
Heroes: BSL Poetry for National Poetry Week and Sign Aware Week (PDF 2.5Mb) - presentation by Rachel Sutton-Spence for the National Poetry Day and Sign Aware Week at the Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, 6th October 2010.
Spatial Metaphors in Sign Language Poetry: Expressions of Deaf Identity (PDF 1.8Mb) - presentation by Rachel Sutton-Spence at the Swarthmore College, PA, US, 27th September 2010.
Closure in Sign Language Poetry Performance (PDF 143 Kb) - paper edited by Rachel Sutton-Spence, written by students at Swarthmore College, PA, US.
Mode-specific Metaphors in Creative Sign Language (PDF 393 Kb) - paper presented by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Michiko Kaneko at the 9th Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM), University of Lancaster, UK, 6th July 2012.
