{"id":2748,"date":"2024-07-04T19:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/?page_id=2748"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:27:34","slug":"hong-kong-sign-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/hong-kong-sign-language","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Sign Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2748\" class=\"elementor elementor-2748\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82f10d6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82f10d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-656ee75\" data-id=\"656ee75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb4113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cb4113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Sound of Silence<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acda09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4acda09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Journey through Deaf Culture in Hong Kong<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd8838 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd8838\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf1369\" data-id=\"6cf1369\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8d697f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8d697f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da75de8\" data-id=\"da75de8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f3908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e3f3908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=vU1cdZpkfiM&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc29d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcc29d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) faces endangerment. Our project tackles this by working with the Deaf community to document HKSL, explore its signs, and empower Deaf culture. Join us in preserving HKSL and building bridges between Deaf and hearing communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d1c8e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1c8e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eacee71\" data-id=\"eacee71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b40dd1 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b40dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#about-hksl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Quick facts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe76c3a\" data-id=\"fe76c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81428e6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"81428e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#research-aims\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our aims<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25ed11d\" data-id=\"25ed11d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6bec3 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc6bec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#hksllex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HKSLLEX<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89653ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89653ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faf4bd0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"faf4bd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3b7d8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3b7d8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b57e37f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b57e37f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8901862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8901862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"about-hksl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a72c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04a72c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick facts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dd125 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a1dd125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-exclamation-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Considered endanged (UNESCO WAL, n.d.)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Not an officially recognized language<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-city\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unique to Hong Kong<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-history\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">First in written record in 1935<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Around 6000 people in Hong Kong uses HKSL as the primary form of communication (Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR, 2021)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbe6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4bbe6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4460e31 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4460e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1980\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-1980x554.png\" class=\"attachment-twentytwenty-fullscreen size-twentytwenty-fullscreen wp-image-2800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-1980x554.png 1980w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-1024x287.png 1024w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-1536x430.png 1536w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-2048x573.png 2048w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page-big-1200x336.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">The language barrier<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>The Deaf community in Hong Kong, the primary users of Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL), faces significant marginalization due to the language barrier: the hearing doesn't understand the HKSL, but the Deaf have limited access to education in order to express themselves via writing. The lack of a written record, coupled with ableism and social stigma, creates immense challenges in deaf education access.<\/p>\n<p>Today, HKSL continues to lack institutional and educational support, evident in the drastic reduction of Deaf schools from five to one, serving a mere 60 to 100 pupils. Despite this hardship, there are approximately 300 HKSL users under 15 years old as of 2021 (Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR, 2021), highlighting the critical need for improved language support and resources.<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6058d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6058d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e07349\" data-id=\"0e07349\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec9c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2ec9c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"research-aims\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61245c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61245c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our aims<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3584f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3584f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a7e97 elementor-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e6a7e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img width=\"7180\" height=\"1820\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2812\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big.png 7180w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-1536x389.png 1536w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-2048x519.png 2048w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-1200x304.png 1200w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_barrier2-Page2-big-1980x502.png 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7180px) 100vw, 7180px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">overcoming the barrier<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Anything that helps connect the Deaf and the hearing communities will overcome the language barrier.<br>This allows Deaf culture to rise above the difficulties of being in an isolated minority with low literacy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eabe86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2eabe86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fffd90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8fffd90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-204f309\" data-id=\"204f309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbefb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fbefb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"documentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27e695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e27e695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Documentation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-928ed9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"928ed9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa2f1ee\" data-id=\"fa2f1ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824bea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"824bea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) is relatively new and undocumented, with barely any written record prior to 1935.\u00a0 The Deaf culture, with no written tradition, relies on one-to-one (&#8220;oral&#8221;) transmission for survival.<\/p><p>Documentation is prerequisite to studying and preserving the sign language. The collected data acts as a reference resource and preservation effort.<\/p><p>Through collaboration with Deaf HKSL educators and the Deaf community, we documented a wide-range of HKSL data, which forms the core of our database.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f55687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f55687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By documenting HKSL and its visual characteristics, we aim to preserve HKSL and the intangible Deaf culture by<\/p><ul><li>facilitating teaching and learning of HKSL<\/li><li>preserving intangible cultural heritage for an illiterate cultural minority<\/li><li>promoting sense of ownership and legitimacy<\/li><li>connecting the hearing and Deaf community thought outreach efforts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6be57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b6be57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9804c74 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"9804c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">HKSLLEX Database<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1592\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1592\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Iconicity<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1593\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Folk etymology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">HKSLLEX Database<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1591\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h3 id=\"hksllex\">HKSLLEX database<\/h3><p>We have collected the dictionary forms of Hong Kong Sign Language words (the &#8220;citation signs&#8221;) across the pure-sign and literary sign strata. Over 3700 HKSL words were collected as part of our research. The highly diverse HKSL is comprehensively documented by including variations from Deaf community members in different districts.<\/p><p>Currently, the words are complete with a video of the sign performed in isolation, their translations in English and Hong Kong Cantonese, as well as handshapes, morphme segmentation and iconicity data.<\/p><p>Part of the database is mappable to ASL-LEX 2.0 for interlingual sign language comparisons.<\/p><p>HKSLLEX is named in homage of ASL-LEX 2.0.<\/p><p><a class=\"textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/t4x56\/?view_only=b4baaf5f187f4d75a3ca485b1d940035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"material-symbols-outlined\">open_in_new<\/span> HKSLLEX Database<\/a> <a class=\"textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/ldlhku.github.io\/HKU-HKSLLEX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"material-symbols-outlined\">open_in_new<\/span> Database alternative site<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1592\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Iconicity<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1592\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1592\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h3>Iconicity<\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_2854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2854\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"wp-image-2854 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only39-CLASSMATE-0L0C-501_reel_snap-150x150.png\" alt=\"HKSL for CLASSMATE (\u540c\u5b78)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only39-CLASSMATE-0L0C-501_reel_snap-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only39-CLASSMATE-0L0C-501_reel_snap-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only39-CLASSMATE-0L0C-501_reel_snap.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of an HKSL sign rated not iconic. The word CLASSMATE \u540c\u5b78 depicts the meaning for &#8220;study&#8221; and &#8220;grow up + together&#8221; in sequence.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2853\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2853 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/B_02_080-TIME-0PI2-145_reel_snap_New-150x150.png\" alt=\"HKSL for TIME (\u6642\u9593)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/B_02_080-TIME-0PI2-145_reel_snap_New-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/B_02_080-TIME-0PI2-145_reel_snap_New-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/B_02_080-TIME-0PI2-145_reel_snap_New.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of an HKSL sign rated highly iconic. The word TIME \u6642\u9593 depicts a person pointing at an imaginary wristwatch (emphasis addded in graphic).<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Our collection of citation signs include iconicity ratings and iconic strategy classification.<\/p><p>Based on our documented HKSL data, our research further investigates the iconicity of HKSL words, a sign language characteristic where words resemble what they mean. An iconic sign is more &#8220;transparent&#8221; in meaning.<\/p><p>We devised an experiment to collect input from both the hearing and Deaf to see how iconicity helps learners to understand the meaning of a sign.<\/p><p>The iconicity data, including iconicity ratings from the Deaf and the hearing, as well as the iconic strategy employed, is available in <a href=\"#hksllex\">HKSLLEX<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Folk etymology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1593\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1593\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><figure id=\"attachment_2855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2855\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2855 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only201_LABOR_DEPARTMENT_0KMU_670-300x300.png\" alt=\"The HKSL sign for ADMIRALTY \u91d1\u9418\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only201_LABOR_DEPARTMENT_0KMU_670-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only201_LABOR_DEPARTMENT_0KMU_670-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/HKSL_lesson_only201_LABOR_DEPARTMENT_0KMU_670.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The HKSL sign ADMIRALTY \u91d1\u9418 depicts \u201ca ringing bell\u201d, an allusion to the Chinese name of Admiralty, Hong Kong. Also used to mean a government office because the Deaf community recognizes Admiralty as the place where government offices are.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Folk etymology is the <b>oral history<\/b> of the origin of words.<\/p><p><b>Without a written tradition<\/b>, knowledge of the origin of words is passed down only by re-telling.<\/p><p>We have collected retellings of the origin of signs to preserve the intangible cultural heritage for the illiterate cultural minority. The data is available in <a href=\"#hksllex\">HKSLLEX<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1adc91d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1adc91d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b94a49\" data-id=\"3b94a49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce81e9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ce81e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"documentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f55d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57f55d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engagement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e44932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6e44932\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f65c346\" data-id=\"f65c346\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a3357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6a3357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Active participation from the Deaf community<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b40eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b40eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the study, we invited Deaf people from all ages to provide useful input regarding their native language, giving them direct participation in the process of HKSL preservation.<\/p><p>Through recruiting Deaf community members to learn about HKSL and sign language research in general, we <b>encouraged<\/b> <b>a sense of ownership of HKSL<\/b>.<\/p><p>The elderly Deaf people, who rarely use a computer, also learnt new skills in <b>digital literacy<\/b> in the course of providing HKSL data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ed62a elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f8ed62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240109-WA0006-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The deaf community in Hong Kong joined our HKSL study and provided valuable native signer data.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-09-at-18.33.49_e2bcc326.jpg\" alt=\"The deaf community in Hong Kong joined our HKSL study and provided valuable native signer data.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240109-WA0008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The deaf community in Hong Kong joined our HKSL study and provided valuable native signer data.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/deafexp3.jpg\" alt=\"The deaf community in Hong Kong joined our HKSL study and provided valuable native signer data.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/deafexp2-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"The Deaf gathering with our researchers after a fruitful session of data collection.\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i 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elementor-element-d09628b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d09628b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engagement with the community<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cfad99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cfad99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99634d3\" data-id=\"99634d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531be86 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"531be86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/441189548_8340952272598756_7016133934963753950_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"KK, one of our HKSL Consultants and Deaf artist, signs expressively to the participants of the art workshop for the hearing.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">KK, one of our HKSL Consultants and Deaf artist, signs expressively to the participants of the art workshop for the hearing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLM-07962-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Facade of Hart Haus with Point Line Mean on exhibit.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Facade of Hart Haus with Point Line Mean on exhibit.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLM-08281-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur introduces his work to patrons.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Arthur introduces his work to patrons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLM-08328-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jen, one of the artists of Point Line Mean, introduces the video footage of collaboration between the artists.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Jen, one of the artists of Point Line Mean, introduces the video footage of collaboration between the artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLM-08053-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel (SRA) speaking.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rachel (SRA) speaking.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PLM-08085-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel (SRA) translates as Nora FONG BAO, one of the artists of Point Line Mean, respond to patrons&#039; questions.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rachel (SRA) translates as Nora FONG BAO, one of the artists of Point Line Mean, respond to patrons' questions.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-28-at-09.27.46_e08c27e9-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"First aid volunteer (right) trained through our project providing First Aid service to an HKCSAD football event.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">First aid volunteer (right) trained through our project providing First Aid service to an HKCSAD football event.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_20231216_110733_MP-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the HKCSAD event where a volunteer trained through our project provided first aid service.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photo of the HKCSAD event where a volunteer trained through our project provided first aid service.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_20240128_105526_MP-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the HKCSAD event where a volunteer trained through our project provided first aid service.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photo of the HKCSAD event where a volunteer trained through our project provided first aid service.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ad7df0\" data-id=\"3ad7df0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026539d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"026539d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Students trained as docents and ambassadors for the Deaf in art show<\/h4><p>We have trained <b>docents<\/b> to assist in various cultural outreach projects with the Deaf.<\/p><p>They have been stationed at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehart.com.hk\/events\/2024\/pointlinemean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"material-symbols-outlined\">open_in_new<\/span> Point Line Mean<\/a>\u201d exhibition, featuring art pieces from various communities in Hong Kong, including the Deaf community.<\/p><p>The artists worked closely with the docents to tell the story from the artist\u2019s perspective to the visiting public with maximum impact.<\/p><p>The docents were also present in <b>workshops<\/b> hosted by the artists of the Point Line Mean exhibition.<\/p><p>The workshops were a creative and interactive experience for visitors to experience and understand Deaf culture.<\/p><p>The Deaf artists communicated directly with the audience using HKSL with the help of interpretation, providing an opportunity for the hearing public to be exposed to HKSL.<\/p><h4>Incorporating HKSL in charitable efforts for the Deaf community<\/h4><p>Our HKSL training was put to use in volunteering work in the benefit of the Deaf community.<\/p><p>The volunteer providing first aid service for two football matches organized Hong Kong, China Sports Association of the Deaf (HKCSAD) received training through our project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a521bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5a521bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99e3858\" data-id=\"99e3858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c215b3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c215b3e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eade28\" data-id=\"9eade28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1809bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1809bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Bridge of Signs<\/h4><p>We have also supported the production of \u201cBridge of Signs\u201d , a documentary about Deaf parents and their children, and the challenges they face.<\/p><p>The documentary highlights the marginalization of the Deaf community, and how Deaf parents and CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) navigate through a world of sounds and noises.<\/p><p>The documentary was well-received both in the Deaf and hearing communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63d0ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a63d0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y-FTs5TJZRQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad1f9d\" data-id=\"5ad1f9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62e8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b62e8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/857005585?autoplay=1&amp;color&amp;autopause=0&amp;dnt=true&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=ee5909d84e#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5039aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5039aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ea1f0\" data-id=\"53ea1f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6436da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6436da4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-513e3ac\" data-id=\"513e3ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c18d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c18d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through the efforts of our students and researchers in applying HKSL knowledge, we have made an impact on<\/p><ul><li>Over <strong>360<\/strong> members of public who visited the Point-Line-Mean exhibition, who experienced first-hand the artistic impression of Deaf perceptual experiences<\/li><li>Over <strong>300<\/strong> members of the audience of the documentary \u201cBridge of Signs\u201d, who gained a better understanding of Deaf culture and perspectives<\/li><li>The audience and players in one local Deaf football match and one interregional (Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Chengdu) football match by providing voluntary first aid service<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99c59f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99c59f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0eb4e4\" data-id=\"c0eb4e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4ee64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd4ee64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acknowledgements<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd988eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd988eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project would not be possible without the support of the following organisations:<br \/>(in no particular order)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca10c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"4ca10c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2748 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hkcsad-300x233.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hkcsad-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hkcsad.png 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2861'>\n\t\t\t\tHong Kong, China Sports Association of the Deaf\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CODA-HONG-KONG-300x74.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"CODA Hong Kong\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CODA-HONG-KONG-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CODA-HONG-KONG.png 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2961'>\n\t\t\t\tCODA Hong Kong\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"279\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stjohnambulance.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2863\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2863'>\n\t\t\t\tHong Kong St John Ambulance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hkadc-300x84.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hkadc-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hkadc.png 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2860'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Hong Kong Arts Development Council\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harthaus-300x30.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harthaus-300x30.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harthaus.png 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2859'>\n\t\t\t\tHART HAUS\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pslc-300x98.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pslc-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/linguistics.hku.hk\/ldlhku\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pslc.png 707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2862'>\n\t\t\t\tProfessional Sign Language Training Centre\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d695953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d695953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project contributors<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a75d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a75d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>CHEN, <\/b><b>Chuwen<\/b><b> Joanna<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>CHEN, Fei Peng Kevin<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>CHEN, <\/b><b>Pui<\/b><b> Ching Rachel<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>CHIK, Wing Cheung Aaron<\/b><br \/>(Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>CHUNG, Yu Hei Hannah<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>Dr DO, <\/b><b>Youngah<\/b><br \/>(Principal investigator)<\/li><li><b>KAM, <\/b><b>Yeuk<\/b><b> Lam Cynthia<\/b><br \/>(Professional HKSL Interpreter)<\/li><li><b>KI, Clarissa<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>KONG, Wan Ki KK<\/b><br \/>(HKSL educator and consultant)<\/li><li><b>LIANG, Xin Olivia<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>NG, Chui Yin Judy<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>NGAI, Yu On <\/b><b>Mavies<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li><b>Dr SEVILLA, Robert Marcelo<\/b><br \/>(Postdoc researcher)<\/li><li><b>TAN, <\/b><b>Lihui<\/b><b> Frank<\/b><br \/>(Postgraduate student)<\/li><li><b>Dr THOMPSON, Arthur L<\/b><br \/>(Postdoc researcher)<\/li><li><b>ZHENG, Shuang Ivy<\/b><br \/>(Postgraduate student)<\/li><li><b>WANG, Kai Fung<\/b><br \/>(HKSL educator and consultant)<\/li><li><b>YIP, Wing <\/b><b>Tsun<\/b><b> Jeff<\/b><br \/>(Undergraduate Research Assistant)<\/li><li>and the Deaf community<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e4ea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2e4ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f4415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7f4415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c8ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c8ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2021). <em>Social data Collected via the General Household Survey: Special Topics Report\u2014Report No.63\u2014Persons with disabilities and chronic diseases<\/em> (Statistical Reports 63). Census and Statistics Department. https:\/\/www.censtatd.gov.hk\/en\/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1130121&amp;scode=453#section1<\/p><p><em>Hong Kong-Macau Sign Language<\/em>. (n.d.). UNESCO WAL. Retrieved 4 July 2024, from https:\/\/en.wal.unesco.org\/languages\/hong-kong-macau-sign-language<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sound of Silence A Journey through Deaf Culture in Hong Kong https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vU1cdZpkfiM Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) faces endangerment. Our project tackles this by working with the Deaf community to document HKSL, explore its signs, and empower Deaf culture. 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