Four deafblind informants in two different tactile sign languages (Swedish Sign Language and Norwegian Sign Language) participated in this study. They were recorded while working togheter in a social and cultural workshop. The researchers observed and analyzed how the participants were creating a mutual understanding in their conversations.

The study provides new information on how tactile and bodily signals are incorporated in dialogues where the speakers are not familiar with each other's signing. The results illuminate various tactile communicative strategies used in negotiating in cross-signing dialogues.

The article is published in Journal of Pragmatics, vol. 205:

Meaning-making in tactile cross-signing context (sciencedirect.com)

Question expressed by a haptic signal. Figure from article in Journal of Pragmatics.