Projects
Nature and extent of (il)legal substance use among members of the Flemish Deaf Community Ghent University
The research will investigate the nature and extent of (il)legal substance use among members of the Flemish Deaf Community, i.e. a closed community marked by a cultural-linguistic unicity which represents around 6000 deaf signing people in Flanders (De Clerck, 2009). In doing so, I depart from a critical framework that hypothesizes that individuals with disabilities encounter several difficulties that create an increased risk of the ...
Aristotle’s view of language as a dynamic system: the interplay between structural and pragmatic functions KU Leuven
This project aims to demonstrate that through the synergetic interaction between the various structural levels and through the contribution of the context of language use to linguistic meaning language for Aristotle is a dynamic system. In shifting the focus from sign-internal properties (which have been the central object of discussion for centuries) to language as a dynamic system in Aristotle’s linguistic thought, the present study will ...
The function of eye gaze in multimodal interaction management. An interdisciplinary study on speech, music and signed language KU Leuven
Let your hands do the talking. Key word signing in adults with intellectual disability KU Leuven
MUST - Multimodal stance-taking in interaction KU Leuven
METLab 2.0: Building the next generation mobile eye-tracking lab KU Leuven
Cracking the code to the letterbox: phonological awareness and reading in deaf children Ghent University
Compared to their hearing peers, deaf children struggle more to develop age-appropriate reading abilities. This pioneering study will combine existing assessments and three newly developed experiments in order to uncover the potential networks and mechanisms that can lead to a more successful reading comprehension outcome in deaf children. The proposed project will explore possible bottom-up phonological gateways to facilitate the decoding of ...
Using artificial intelligence to facilitate communication between deaf and hearing people Ghent University
According to the WHO, over 5% of the world population suffers from hearing loss. This is expected to double by 2050. Hearing loss is estimated to cost society over 750 billion US dollars globally, per year. The Flemish government subsidizes up to 36 hours of interpreter aid per deaf person per year, which also leads to high costs. These interpreters facilitate communication between people with hearing loss and those without. After all, the ...