{"title":"Exploring positional and dimensional aspects of topographic space for advanced-level British Sign Language\u0000 learners","authors":"Nicola Nunn","doi":"10.1075/sll.00086.nun","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00086.nun","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This study investigates how British Sign Language (BSL) learners develop positional and dimensional aspects of\u0000 topographic space. The teaching of BSL has been occurring at an increasing rate, and many people are learning to use BSL to the\u0000 advanced levels, which are generally referred to in the UK as BSL Levels 4 and 6 and are loosely equivalent to pre-C1 (advanced)\u0000 and C1 (proficient), respectively, on the Common European Framework for Reference (Languages) scale. Spatial grammar is a crucial\u0000 aspect of BSL (Brennan 1992), and this article provides insight into issues related to\u0000 learning how to use topographic space, a feature of spatial grammar whereby real-world referent locations are replicated in the\u0000 signing production. This study of L2 advanced learners of BSL explores the numbers and types of errors that are made when applying\u0000 topographic features into their signing, with a particular focus on positioning and dimensionality aspects. Two scenarios are used\u0000 do this: classroom layouts (Task 1) and a courtroom layout (Task 2). The study concludes with reflections on how BSL teachers can\u0000 support L2 learners in improving their development of topographic skills.","PeriodicalId":171449,"journal":{"name":"Sign Language & Linguistics","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141813939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}