Research
Research
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Publications
Publications
- Peer-reviewed journal papers
Under review
Mertz, J., Pagel, L., Turco, G., and Mücke, D. (under review) Coarticulation in sign language: An investigation of sign kinematics in French Sign Language using Electromagnetic Articulography.
2024
Mertz, J. (2024) Phonological contrast and feature inventories in sign language: A study on French Sign Language (LSF), Sign Language & Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00090.mer
2024
Abner, N., Clart ́e, G., Geraci, C., Ryder, R. J., Mertz, J., Salgat, A., and Yu, S. (2024). Computational phylogenetics reveal histories of sign languages. Science, 383(6682):519–523. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add7766
2023
Mertz, J., & Geraci, C. (2023). Modelling contrast and feature inventory: the nature of [web] in French Sign Language. Phonology, 40(3–4), 291–314. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952675724000095
2022
Mertz, J., Annucci, C., Aristodemo, V., Giustolisi, B., Gras, D., Turco, G., Geraci, C., & Donati, C. (2022). Measuring sign complexity: Comparing a model-driven and an error-driven approach, Laboratory Phonology, 24(1)., https://doi.org/10.16995/labphon.6439
2021
Sanches, C., Stengel, C., Godard, J., Mertz, J., Teichmann, M., Migliaccio, R., & Valero-Cabré, A. (2021). Past, present, and future of non-invasive brain stimulation approaches to treat cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases: Time for a comprehensive critical review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 12, 578339., https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.578339
2019
Mertz, J., Surreault, A., van de Waal, E., & Botting, J. (2019). Primates are living links to our past: The contribution of comparative studies with wild vervet monkeys to the field of social cognition. Cortex, 118, 65-81., PDF.
2018
Routier, A., Habert, M. O., Bertrand, A., Kas, A., Sundqvist, M., Mertz, J., David, P.- M., Bertin, H., Godefroy, O., Etcharry-Bouyx, F., Moreaud, O., Pasquier, F., Couratier, P., Bennys, K., Boutoleau Bretoniere, C., Martinaud, O., Laurent, B., Pariente, J., Puel, M., Belliard, S., Migliaccio, R., Dubois, B., Colliot, O., & Teichmann, M. (2018). Structural, microstructural, and metabolic alterations in primary progressive aphasia variants. Frontiers in neurology, 9, 766., https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00766
- Conference proceedings
2024
Mertz, J., Pagel, L., Turco, G., & Mücke, D. (2024). Gradiency and categoriality in the prosodic modulation of French Sign Language: A kinematic approach using Electromagnetic Articulography. Proceedings of Speech Prosody 2024 (SP2024), PDF.
2024
Mertz, J., Pagel, L., Perniss, P., Turco, G., & Mücke, D. (2024). Coarticulation in sign language: A kinematic study on French Sign Language (LSF) using Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA). Proceedings of 13th International Seminar on Speech Production (ISSP2024), 1, 234-237., PDF
2020
Mertz, J. (2020). Représentation phonologique des signes à deux mains en LSF: faut-il reconsidérer l’orientation absolue dans les modèles phonologiques des langues des signes?. 6e conférence conjointe JEP (33e éd.), TALN (27e éd.), RÉCITAL (22e éd.). Vol. 1: JEP (pp. 424-432). ATALA; AFCP., PDF.
2020
Abner, N., Geraci, C., Yu, S., Lettieri, J., Mertz, J., & Salgat, A. (2020). Getting the upper hand on sign language families: Historical analysis and annotation methods. FEAST. Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign language Theory, 3, 17-29., https://doi.org/10.31009/FEAST.i3.02
- Book chapters
Invited
Brentari, D., Geraci, C., and Mertz, J. (in press) Sign Language Phonology. In Jardine, A. and de Lacy, P., editors, The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology. 2 edition.
Invited to write a book chapter about sign language phonology.
Conference presentations: Talks and posters
Conference presentations: Talks and posters
2024
2024
August 6-8
“Coarticulation in sign language: A kinematic study on French Sign Language (LSF) using Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA)”
Mertz J, Pagel L, Turco G, Mücke D
Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory (FEAST), Ann Arbor, Michigan USA (online).
July 2-5
“Gradiency and categoriality in the prosodic modulation of French Sign Language: A kinematic approach using Electromagnetic Articulography”
Mertz J, Pagel L, Turco G, Mücke D
Speech Prosody (SP2024), Leiden, The Netherlands
June 27-29
“Using electromagnetic articulography in LSF: A new approach to sign language kinematics”
Mertz J, Pagel L, Turco G, Mücke D
Laboratory Phonology (LabPhon19), Seoul, Korea
May 13-17
“Coarticulation in sign language: A kinematic study on French Sign Language (LSF) using Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA)”
Mertz J, Pagel L, Perniss P, Turco G, Mücke D
International Seminar on Speech Production (ISSP2024), Autrans, France.
2022
2022
April 27-29
“Categorical perception in French Sign Language (LSF)”
Mertz J, Turco G, Geraci C
Generative Linguistics in the Old World (GLOW 45), Londres, Angleterre.
April 22-24
“Categorical perception in French Sign Language (LSF)”
Mertz J, Turco G, Geraci C
The Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS 58), Chicago, Etats-Unis.
February 24-26
“Categorical perception in French Sign Language (LSF)”
Mertz J, Turco G, Geraci C
Incontro di Grammatica Generativa (IGG 47), Catane, Italie.
2021
2021
September 2-4
“Categorical perception in French Sign Language (LSF)”
Mertz J, Turco G, Geraci C
Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing (AMLaP 21), Paris - Conférence virtuelle, France.
June 1-4
“Universal vs. Language specific feature inventory: on the contrast of [web] in LSF”
Mertz J
Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory (FEAST), Conférence virtuelle, Hong Kong.
2020
2020
June 23-25
“Structural Phylogenetics and the Reconstruction of Sign Language History”
Abner N, Geraci C, Yu S, Lettieri J, Mertz J, Salgat A
Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory (FEAST), Conférence virtuelle, Paris, France.
June 8-19
“Représentation phonologique des signes à deux mains en LSF : faut-il reconsidérer l’orientation absolue dans les modèles phonologiques des langues des signes ?”
Mertz J
JEP-TALN-RECITAL, Virtual conference, Paris, France.
2019
2019
September 26-28
SIGNopsis - “Articulatory evidence for sign language typology and history”
Abner N, Geraci C, Mertz J, Yu S
“Measuring phonological complexity in Sign Languages”
Mertz J, Aristodemo V, Annucci C, Geraci C, Giustolisi B, Gras D, Donati C
“Theory-Description-Theory: A round trip in French sign language phonology”
Mertz J, Geraci C
Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR 13), Hambourg, Allemagne.
June 17-19
“On how to measure phonological complexity of sign languages”
Aristodemo V, Annucci C, Geraci C, Giustolisi B, Gras D, Mertz J, Donati C
“Typological and Historical relations across sign languages - The view from articulatory features”
Geraci C, Mertz J, Lettieri J, Yu S, Abner N
“Theoretical and Empirical issues of phonemic inventories in French Sign Language”
Mertz J, Geraci C, Turco G
Phonetics and Phonology in Europe (PaPE), Lecce, Italie.
June 11
“Theory-Description-Theory: A round trip in French sign language phonology”
Mertz J, Geraci C
Theoretical and Formal Linguistics (TFL), Nantes, France.
June 3-5
“Investigation of sign language phonology: On how LSF makes us reconsider absolute orientation and timing units”
Mertz J, Geraci C, Turco G
Paris-Cologne Collaborative Meeting (PCCM 6), Cologne, Allemagne.
May 7-11
“On how to measure phonological complexity of sign languages”
Aristodemo V, Annucci C, Geraci C, Giustolisi B, Gras D, Mertz J, Donati C
“Typological and Historical relations across sign languages - The view from articulatory features”
Geraci C, Mertz J, Lettieri J, Yu S, Abner N
Generative Linguistics in the Old World (GLOW 42), Oslo, Norvège.
February 21-23
“Typological and Historical relations across sign languages - The view from articulatory features”
Geraci C, Mertz J, Yu S, Lettieri J, Abner N
Incontro di Grammatica Generativa (IGG), Padoue, Italie.
April 11
“Questions théoriques et empiriques sur les inventaires phonémiques des langues signées : le cas de la LSF”
Mertz J
Journée d’Ouverture à la Recherche en LSF (journée de vulgarisation), Paris, France.
2018
2018
November 9-11
“La famiglie linguistiche nelle lingue dei segni”
Geraci C,Abner N, Lettieri J, Yu S, Mertz J
4◦ Convegno Nazionale LIS, Rome, Italie.
- Services to the scientific community
2021
AMLaP
GLOW 44
2020
FEAST
Achievements
Achievements
- Independent fundings
Post-doctoral funding (2 years) - Project "Coarticulation in LSF: production and perception"
Post-doctoral funding (2 years) - Project "Coarticulation in LSF: production and perception"
Fyssen funding - Individual grant for my 2-year research project
Dates: 2023-2025 (2 years - ongoing)
Supervisor: Prof. Doris Mücke
Place: Institut für Linguistik - Phonetik, U. Cologne
Mobility grant (5 months) - U. Chicago
Mobility grant (5 months) - U. Chicago
Dates: 2019-2020 (5 mois)
Supervisor: Prof. Diane Brentari
Place: Départment of Linguistics, U. Chicago
Fulbright grant
Mobility grant Labex EFL
PhD funding - U. Paris Cité
PhD funding - U. Paris Cité
Dates: 2018-2022 (3 years and 8 months)
Supervisors: Dr. Giuseppina Turco & Dr. Carlo Geraci
Place: LLF, U. Paris Cité - IJN, DEC-ENS
Bursary for the SIGN-HUB CNRS Summer School in Sign Language Linguistics
Bursary for the SIGN-HUB CNRS Summer School in Sign Language Linguistics
Dates: 2018
Place: Como, Italy
- Awards
2025
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award - Sign Language Linguistic Society (SLLS)
Poster presented at TISLR 15, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Dissemination
Dissemination
Forum des Sciences Cognitives - FSC 2015
Forum des Sciences Cognitives - FSC 2015
Presidente of the association Cognivence
Organization of FSC 2015
Projects and team management
Participation to FSC 2019
Participation to FSC 2019
Representative of the sign language linguistics team
Creation of a website on the deconstruction of myths surrounding sign languages, in collaboration with Angélique Jaber.
Presentation of work on sign language at LLF, U. Paris Cité and IJN, ENS-DEC.
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