Biologists learn structure, mechanism of powerful 'molecular motor' in virus
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Bindley Bioscience Center adds $20 million in life sciences research
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First genomics breeding program to benefit poultry industry
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Purdue scientist appointed Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
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Purdue breaks ground on Hockmeyer Hall
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The development of a phonological representation that can account for morphological and phonological alternations in the surface forms of American Sign Language (ASL) has been central to my research. I have also worked on the architecture of the lexicon of ASL; that is, I hope to understand how the innovation of new words in sign languages takes place. To this end, I am collaborating with researchers working on the sign languages of Europe and Asia to address how elements of the dominant spoken language of a geographic area become a part of the relevant sign language in systematic ways. Currently, I am also performing event related potential experiments (ERPs) to investigate the differences in linguistic and visual processing between signing-Deaf and non-signing-hearing individuals.
Selected Publications:
Brentari, D. (2005). The Use Of Morphological Templates to Specify Handshapes in Sign Languages. Linguistische Berichte,13, 145-177.
Training Groups are topic-oriented research groups consisting of faculty from multiple departments.
Training groups are an administrative home for PULSe students, a student choice that impacts
curriculum and research training activities.
