I am interested in expressions and conceptualizations of space and time in spoken and signed languages.
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Talk & PublicationI gave a talk at ISLC 2013 in Izmir, published as Arik, E. (2013). Locative constructions in Tigrinya. Book of Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Language and Communication ...
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CitationMy dissertation is cited in Tutton, M. (2012). When and why the lexical Figure is a gestural Ground. Gesture, 12(3), 361-386.
Posted Jun 4, 2013, 10:27 PM by Engin Arik
UpdatesUpdated Books section and Turkish Sign Language Bibliography.
Posted May 16, 2013, 12:50 PM by Engin Arik
BookWe are working on the book, 'Current Directions in Turkish Sign Language Research'. I will send it to the publisher in the coming weeks!
Posted May 15, 2013, 9:26 AM by Engin Arik
ReviewerI have reviewed an article for Topics in Cognitive Science.
Posted May 14, 2013, 9:25 AM by Engin Arik
Lecture at summer schoolI will be giving a lecture on language documentation open for registered grad students this summer (August 2013). Here is a link: http://www.ctlyazokulu.hacettepe.edu.tr/
Posted Apr 7, 2013, 5:29 AM by Engin Arik
CitationMy work "Locatives, existentials, and possessives in Turkish Sign Language (TID)" is cited in Gentner, D., Ozyurek, A., Gurcanli, O., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2013). Spatial language facilitates spatial cognition: Evidence ...
Posted Apr 3, 2013, 7:15 PM by Engin Arik