Nonmanual Marking of Questions in Balinese Homesign Interactions: a Computer-Vision Assisted Analysis
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Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages, pages 168–177Sammendrag
In recent years, both linguistic resources and computer-based tools have been developed that make it possible to investigate research questions that have not been studied before. In this study, we conduct a study of nonmanual question marking, using data from the Balinese Homesign Corpus – a unique resource documenting language use in several Balinese homesigners. We further demonstrate how using OpenFace, a Computer-Vision solution, allows for quantitative analysis of head tilts used by these signers in marking questions. We also showcase a pilot statistical analysis of the dynamic kinetic contours of the head movements.