Dr. V.A.S. (Victoria) Nyst
Position:
- Post-doctoral researcher
- Malian sign language
| Telephone number: | +31 (0)71 527 2241 |
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| E-Mail: | v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leiden Univ Centre for Linguistics, LUCL postdoc |
| Office Address: |
Witte Singel-complex van Wijkplaats 4 2311 BX Leiden Room number 101A |
Research
Research interests are sign language endangerment, documentation and description, and community based field linguistics.
Research projects
- 2009 – 2012 Documentation and analysis of West African Sign Languages – Leiden University
- 2007 – 2010 Projet LaSiMa: documentation and description of Langue des Signes Malienne – Leiden University
- 2000 – 2007 Descriptive analysis of Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana) – University of Amsterdam (download)
- 1997 – 1999 Variation in Handshape in Ugandan Sign Language – Leiden University
Publications
- Sign languages in West Africa. V.A.S. Nyst, In: Brentari, D. Sign Languages Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Pointing out Possession in Adamorobe Sign Language. V.A.S. Nyst, in: Zeshan, U. Sign Language Typology: Po ssession and existence (in prep.) Nijmegen: Ishara Press
- Simultaneity in Adamorobe Sign Language. V.A.S. Nyst, in: Vermeergbergen, M. L. Leeson & O. Crasborn Simultaneity in Signed Languages. Form and Function (2007) Amsterdam : John Benjamins
- A descriptive analysis of Adamorobe sign language (Ghana). V.A.S. Nyst, (2007) Utrecht: LOT
- . V.A.S. Nyst, A.E. Baker, in: Cross-linguistic perspectives in sign language research. Selected papers from TISLR 2000. (2003) Hamburg: Signum
Teaching activities
I have been teaching sign linguistic courses at the University of Amsterdam from 2000 till 2007, including Introduction to sign linguistics, Sociolinguistics of sign languages, Socio and Psycholinguistic aspects of sign languages and Deaf culture.
Curriculum vitae
Born in Domburg, The Netherlands. Studied African Linguistics at Leiden University, specializing in sign languages.
Degrees held:
- Ph.D. in Linguistics in 2007 from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with a thesis on an endangered sign language from Ghana, “A descriptive analysis of Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana)”, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anne E. Baker, Prof. Dr. Maarten Mous and Dr. Roland Pfau.
- M.A. in African Linguistics from the University of Leiden in 1999.
2010
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Nyst, V.A.S. (2010)
Sign languages in West Africa. In: Brentari, D. (Ed.), Sign Languages - A Cambridge language surveyCambridge: Cambridge University Press.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
2009
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Nyst, V.A.S. (2009)
Pointing out Possession in Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana). , Possessive constructions in Sign Languages (Sign Language Typology Series), 2. Nijmegen: Ishara Press.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
2007
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Nyst, V.A.S. (2007)
Simultaneous constructions in Adamorobe Sign Language (Ghana). In: Vermeerbergen, M., Leeson, L., Crasborn, O.A. (Eds.), Simultaneity in Signed LanguagesAmsterdam, Philadelphia: Benjamins.
(Part of book or chapter of book)
2003
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Nyst, V.A.S. & Baker, A.E. (2003)
The phonology of name signs: a comparison between the Sign Languages of Uganda, Mali, Adamorobe and The Netherlands. In Baker, A.E., Bogaerde, B., van den, Crasborn, O.A. (Eds.) Cross-linguistic perspectives in sign language research. Selected papers from TISLR 2000 (pp. 71-80). Hamburg: Signum.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
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