Course curriculum

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    Course content

    • PowerPoint slides

    • Analyzing Language Samples

    • Quiz

    • Evaluation

    • Continuing Education Credits

Course info

Course description: This presentation provides definitions and descriptions of three domains of linguistic structure (phonology, morphology, syntax). Next, participants will be guided through an activity in which they undertake linguistic analysis of real child data for each of the three domains of linguistic structure. Because this is a pre-recorded lecture, participants are encouraged to pause the video and actually try to do the analyses independently before continuing the video and seeing the answers. 

Agenda:
 23 mins recap – define/describe domains of linguistic structure in ASL
 20 mins – Phonology analysis
 20 mins – Morphology analysis
 15 Mins – Syntax analysis
 2 Mins – Wrapping up


Learner outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. Define each domain of linguistic structure 
  2. Apply appropriate glossing practices to language sample analysis 
  3. Produce analyses of child language samples at the phonological, morphological, and syntactic levels

Instructor(s)

Leah Geer

Dr. Leah Geer is a professor of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies at California State University, Sacramento. She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master's in Linguistics from Gallaudet University. Her current interests are in adult acquisition of phonetics and phonology in ASL.

Speaker disclosures

Financial disclosure: Dr. Geer is an employee of California State University Sacramento. She is receiving royalties for this course.

Nonfinancial disclosure: Dr. Geer is the chair of Kimberly Sanzo’s doctoral committee. This work is independent of the current workshop series.

Continuing Education

This course is offered for 0.10 ASHA CEUs.