Methods and procedures in sign language acquisition studies

Sign language acquisition is a relatively new field and is still developing its own good practice. This paper gives an overview of the most common procedures in research design, choice of subjects, transcription and documentation. The paper concludes with a brief overview of the chronology of development of sign languages.

• Affiliations: 1: Universiteit van Amsterdam; 2: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Hogeschool Utrecht; 3: University College London