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Current and future methodologies for quantitative analysis of information transfer in sign language and gesture data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2017

Evie Malaia
Evie Malaia*
Affiliation:
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. [email protected]
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Abstract

State-of-the-art methods of analysis of video data now include motion capture and optical flow from video recordings. These techniques allow for biological differentiation between visual communication and noncommunicative motion, enabling further inquiry into neural bases of communication. The requirements for additional noninvasive methods of data collection and automatic analysis of natural gesture and sign language are discussed.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e63
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