You are eligible to participate if you:
(1) Speak Chinese
(3) Were born and live in Mainland China before age 16
(4) Are at least 18 years of age
(5) Do not know any deaf sign language
Participation will include:
Watch 50 novel two-handed signs (words from Shanghai Sign Language) and copy the signs; evaluate whether they can be signed with only one hand; produce the one-handed form of these signs. The study is online using Zoom and will take about 40 minutes to one hour.
Will I be paid for participation?
The participant will receive an Amazon gift card of $20 for finishing this study.
How can I participate?
Contact Shengyun Gu (email: shengyun.gu@uconn.edu) if you are interested.
This study was approved by the University of Connecticut Institutional Review Board (Protocol # X21-0271). Principal Investigator: Diane Lillo-Martin; student investigator: Shengyun Gu.
For more information, contact: Shengyun Gu | Linguistics at 8607868213