Abstract:By providing evidence that sign language is an autonomous language, research has contributed to various changes both within and beyond the signing communities. The aim of this article is to present an example of how sign language change is driven not only by language-internal factors but also by changes in language perception, as well as in the changing groups of users and the contexts of use. Drawing from data on Italian Sign Language collected at a sign language research center in Italy for more than thirty years, the present study shows how language research was itself a major impetus for a new linguistic awareness. It also relates how changes in language attitude have influenced new linguistic practices and forced Italian signers to think about the rules that govern the use of their language.

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语言研究和语言社区变化：意大利手语，1981-2013

摘要：通过提供手语是一种自主语言的证据，研究对手语社区内外的各种变化做出了贡献。本文的目的是展示一个例子，说明手语变化如何不仅受语言内部因素的驱动，还受语言感知的变化以及不断变化的用户群体和使用环境的影响。本研究利用在意大利手语研究中心收集的意大利手语数据三十多年，表明语言研究本身如何成为新语言意识的主要推动力。它还涉及语言态度的变化如何影响新的语言实践并迫使意大利手语者考虑管理其语言使用的规则。