Learning Second Sign Language Operation (LESSO)Last updated on Aug 7, 2026LESSO Adults Deaf Sign Language Language Individual DifferencesKatherine Marie Trice, Ph.D.Post-Doctoral Associate, Brain and Cognitive SciencesPublicationsMetaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Eign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign LanguageOur study investigated metaphor inferencing in second languages (L2). According to universalist accounts, L2 metaphor comprehension …Julia Hofweber, Lizzy Aumonier, Tess Latham, Katherine Marie Trice, Zhenghan QiProject DOI Brain and LanguageEventsMetaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Sign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign LanguageA poster on the impact sign language experience on the implicit learning of novel sign meaning.Nov 8, 2025 12:00 AM Boston,MAJulia Hofweber, Katherine Trice, Tess Latham, Lizzie Aumonier, Zhenghan QiProjectThe Roles of Written & Sign Language Experiences in Visual Statistical LearningA poster on the relationship between statistical learning, sign language acquisition, and reading ability in Deaf adults.Nov 7, 2025 12:00 AM Boston,MAKatherine Trice, Julia Hofweber, Zhenghan QiPDF ProjectThe Relationship Between Visual Statistical Learning, Domain, and Language Experience in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing IndividualsA poster on the relationship of visual statistical learning and reading in Deaf individuals.Apr 4, 2025 12:00 AM Boston, MAZhenghan Qi, Anqi Hu, Yi-Lun Weng, Katherine TriceProjectVisual Statistical Learning Across Linguistic and Non-linguistic Domains in Deaf and Hard of Hearing IndividualsA poster on the relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic statistical learning in Deaf adults.Jun 7, 2024 12:00 AM San Sebastian, SpainKatherine Trice, Kelly Chan, Lizzy Aumonier, Julia Hofweber, Zhenghan QiProject
