About ISL-LEX
ISL-LEX is an open-source online interface built using the SIGN-LEX visualization (see also Contributors), which provides phonological information and other details about 961 non-compound signs in Israeli Sign Language. Each sign is accompanied by a video, and the entire dataset is presented in a visual network of phonological relations, with the most closely related signs in clusters. The ISL-LEX interface is available in both English and Hebrew.
isl-lex welcom eng.mp4CONTENTS OF ISL-LEX:
Frequency
Frequency ratings are from 19 native deaf ISL signers for 961 signs (see Novogrodsky & Meir 2020)
Iconicity
Iconicity ratings for 467 signs are from two groups: 11 ISL native signers and 41 Hebrew-speaking sign-naïve (see Novogrodsky & Meir 2020)
Phonology
38 formational characteristics in six domains: articulator (4 fields), handshape (9 fields), orientation (2 fields), location (4 fields), core movement (11 fields), and manner of movement (8 fields)
Video
Data for each ISL sign is based on a specific reference video. Most videos are from the ISL dictionary (https://www.isl.org.il ; currently offline) produced by the Israel Association of the Deaf and IADPI (now Maggelai Shema); additional videos from the BIBI Project