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Laurence Meurant is a Qualified Researcher at the University of Namur since 2011, leading the LSFB-Lab - the first and only research team dedicated to French Belgian Sign Language (LSFB). She has been instrumental in establishing sign language linguistics in the French-speaking Belgium region since her 2006 PhD thesis on gaze in LSFB. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied research in bilingual education, serving as scientific expert for Sainte-Marie Inclusive School since 2004.
- Education: Doctor of Letters (2006) from University of Namur
- Awards:
- Van Goethem-Brichant Prize (2004)
- Beloeil Clinic Prize (2006)
- Namur Citizen of the Year (2012)
- Best Educational Book Prize (2022)
Her research focuses on LSFB linguistics through corpus studies (including the first representative LSFB corpus), contrastive analysis with French, and multimodal approaches to discourse markers. She leads an 11-member interdisciplinary team working on parallel corpora development and sign language video recognition systems.
Recent publications emphasize bilingual education frameworks, sign language technology, and discourse reformulation across spoken and signed modalities. Her scientific activities demonstrate continuous collaboration with educational institutions and technology developers to improve accessibility for deaf communities.
As academic spokesperson for technological platforms and member of various university committees, she promotes methodological innovation in human sciences while maintaining active involvement in deaf education policy and sign language recognition.
