A Grammar of German Sign Language (DGS)

This publication is the direct outcome of “The SIGN-HUB project: preserving, researching and fostering the linguistic, historical and cultural heritage of European Deaf signing communities with an integral resource” (Grant Agreement 693349) which took place between 2016 and 2020 and was funded by the European Commission within the Horizon 2020 framework program.

We would like to thank:

• the DGS consultants for the visual examples and helpful feedback on the grammatical descriptions
• all colleagues in Germany who supported this project with critical discussions and scientific contributions
• the research project “(Un)sichtbare Lebensgeschichten – Dokumentation des Lebens, der Kultur und der Sprache älterer tauber Menschen“ Pro*Niedersachsen (Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony)
• the task 2.1 leaders Meltem Kelepir and Josep Quer and the Sign-Hub project managers Jordina Sánchez Amat and Giorgia Zorzi for their helpful guidance throughout the whole project
• the project advisory board members Diane Brentari, Diane Lillo-Martin, Karen Emmorey, Manfred Krifka, and Tobias Haug and the EU-project officer Jarkko Siren for their support
• the project reviewers Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen, Gladys Tang, Myriam Vermeerbergen, and Peter Max Wittenburg for their invaluable feedback on different stages of the project
• SignGram Cost Action IS1006 for making the SignGram Blueprint possible