Associate Member

Vanessa Tsang works on spatial constructions and iconicity in the visual modality, with a major focus on sign languages. She completed her BA studies in Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and then her MA in Linguistics at the University of Cologne. Currently, she is a doctoral student of the RTG 2636 “Form-meaning mismatches” at the University of Göttingen. Her project compares event description of motion and speed in Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) and German Sign Language (DGS), with the aim of investigating the language-specific properties and sign-gesture interface of classifier constructions. At a later stage, gestural productions are included for a more holistic examination of the modality-specific features of motion representations in the visual modality.