Presenters: Dr Patrick Sibanda and Dr Chrismi Loth (University of the Free State, South Africa)
26 November
14:00-15:30
R1 000 (or R1 200 for both workshops)
Protea Hotel, Clarens (South Africa)
Face-to-face event
More information: https://www.ufs.ac.za/conferences/conference/2025-ispn-home

Programme Outline:
The presenters will share and discuss insights developed from a project on signed toponymy. The session is envisioned as an interactive session, with the presenters leading the discussion and attendees sharing insights from their own research, their various contexts, and their policy knowledge.
1. Introduction:
1.1. Sign language(s)
1.2. D/deafness
1.3. Deaf culture
1.4. Deaf community.
2. Deaf research participants as a vulnerable/marginalised/minority group vis-à-vis other such
groups.
3. Linguistic-cultural significance of place-name signs.
4. Ethical frameworks used for human research.
5. Basic ethical best practices for research with Deaf participants.
6. Feedback and sharing of knowledge/experiences.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): South African Sign Language (sfs)