Research on communication & language in children with typical & atypical development & on sign language in both children & adults

Joined November 2017
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8 Jun 2020
The LaCAM is proud to have participated in the RISE Ebooks project for sharing stories accessible to deaf children in different sign languages. 1/3
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8 Jun 2020
We worked on the adaptation of "SARA E SPUMOSO: COVID-19" which explains the coronavirus to children. The text and illustrations are by Sorit Gupto and the adaptation was made possible thanks to the courtesy of African Storybook Initiative. 2/3
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8 Jun 2020
The story is signed in LIS (Italian Sign Language) by Luca Lamano with the advice of Tommaso Lucioli and translated into Italian by Olga Caperci and Cristiana Sanalitro. 3/3 youtu.be/aZEWpLobhqc

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28 May 2020
We invite you to take part in our research project on LIS signs comprehension by hearing people that have no knowledge of that language. We ask you to fill in an anonymous questionnaire (20min). Follow this link and read the instructions on the website: sites.google.com/view/resear…
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28 May 2020
We also kindly ask you to spread this questionnaire, it is very important for us to reach a lot of people. Thank you so much for your collaboration!
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Here it is! The summary in International Sign of our paper "The role of iconicity and simultaneity for efficient communication: The case of LIS" @olgacapirci @ozyurek_a youtube.com/watch?v=zuwUTrCZ…
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Here is a summary of our Cognition paper in İS !! Big thanks to @LACAMLab @olgacapirci @anitaslonimska and stay tuned for @GestureSignLab utube channel where we will gather all videosof our published work in diff signed and spoken langs and interviews @bkdalli @franciemanhardt
Here it is! The summary in International Sign of our paper "The role of iconicity and simultaneity for efficient communication: The case of LIS" @olgacapirci @ozyurek_a youtube.com/watch?v=zuwUTrCZ…
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LaCAM lab retweeted
I wish to say an immense thank you to all the participants as well as our deaf colleagues at @LACAMLab who contributed in each step of the way. Without you, this project wouldn't be possible. As well a heartfelt thank you to @DCOMM_EU @MSCActions for funding this research.
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Here is a thread summarizing our paper "The role of iconicity and simultaneity for efficient communication: The case of Italian Sign Language (LIS)" @olgacapirci @ozyurek_a authors.elsevier.com/a/1b3SJ… or doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.… 1/8

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LaCAM lab retweeted
I'm thrilled to share our freshly published paper with @olgacapirci and @ozyurek_a on the use of iconicity and simultaneity for efficient information encoding in LIS! It was long time coming! authors.elsevier.com/a/1b3SJ…

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21 Apr 2020
An article by Tiziana Gulli and Virginia Volterra on the deaf signing community in Italy in times of coronavirus: sign language and accessibility
21 Apr 2020
La comunità sorda segnante italiana all’epoca del coronavirus: lingua dei segni e accessibilità di Tiziana Gulli e Virginia Volterra Su Micromega istc.cnr.it/it/media/news/la…
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Our paper (wt @anitaslonimska and @olgacapirci ) showing how modality specific properties of sign languages ( in LIS) as use of iconicity &simultaneous articulators enable efficient communication ( ala @LanguageMIT ) appeared today @Cognition - btw had a very pleasent review proc
The role of iconicity and simultaneity for efficient communication: The case of Italian Sign Language (LIS) by Slonimska, @ozyurek_a & Capircia sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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LaCAM lab retweeted
We also had a great skype presentation from @anitaslonimska follow up study to her Cognition paper: comparison of italian speakers silent gestures to italian sign language regarding role of iconicity & simultaneity (with @olgacapirci )
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Thanks @DingemanseMark for this nice pitch - really the gist of that study and this message resonates in our recently in press paper in İtalian Sign Language in Cognition - use of iconicity and simultaneity for efficient coomunication with @anitaslonimska @olgacapirci
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Me @olgacapirci and @anitaslonimska have bern vclaiming such enacted usages indeed not for to be lively or entertaining but increases their communicative efficiency - paper in press in Cognition and one under review!!
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Replying to @LACAMLab
@LACAMLab article
Not one but TWO articles on sign languages!
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Replying to @LACAMLab
@LACAMLab meet @GestureSignLab 😊
We also had a great skype presentation from @anitaslonimska follow up study to her Cognition paper: comparison of italian speakers silent gestures to italian sign language regarding role of iconicity & simultaneity (with @olgacapirci )
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27 Feb 2020
With great regret we must announce that due to coronavirus alert, the Uni of Catania has just sent a notice that #SignCAFE2 Conference must be postponed. The new dates are yet to be decided (probably it could be the end of September/early October). We will keep you updated.
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LaCAM lab retweeted
LIS signers (adults-kids) favour specific predicates over general ones (pick vs take). They favour action-based signs (hand-as-hand) over other iconic forms. This aligns with our work on silent gesture& sign learning & on importance of actions representations in manual modality
13 Feb 2020
We are delighted to announce that the newest article from our lab by E. Tomasuolo, C.Bonsignori, P. Rinaldi, & V.Volterra on The representation of action in Italian Sign Language (LIS) : Cognitive Linguistics is out! degruyter.com/view/j/cogl.20…
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LaCAM lab retweeted
Latest paper accepted from @GestureSignLab and @LACAMLab best colloboration ever!!
Oh my god!! Best news ever !! Greetings from Madrid ( and thus learning news from tweeter:)) you totally rock !! First paper to apply efficient communication and hypothesis @MH_Christiansen. @LanguageMIT to #sign language and #iconicity
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