Similarities and differences among multimodal socialisation practices and subsequent lifeways will be explored across all of our field sites, using them as comparators against which what is taken to be ordinary in each of the settings may stand out in contrast to the others. The project includes six very different field settings, and will investigate language socialisation through analysis of videoed interactions at all of them.
Figure: World map with indicated field sites of the BLS project
| Location on Map | Field Settings | Focusing on |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ku Waru region, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea | Interactions in Ku Waru, a dialect of the Papuan language Bo-Ung Interactions in Aksen bilong Kakuyl, a sign language used in the Papuan New Guinean village Kailge |
| 2 | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | Interactions in Murrinhpatha, an Australian Aboriginal language of the Southern Daly family |
| 3 | Khumbu region, Nepal | Interactions in Sherpa, a Tibeto-Burman language of the Sino-Tibetan language family |
| 4 | Paris and environs, France | Family interactions among middle class French speakers and French Sign Language users |
| 5 | Zinacantán, Chiapas State, Mexico | Interactions involving children in Tzotzil, a Mayan language spoken in southern Mexico Interactions in Zinacantec Family Homesign, a home sign system that has emerged among a small cohort of deaf siblings in a single Tzotzil family |
| 6 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Middle class American English-speaking families |
Body, Language, and Socialisation Across Cultures 