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Sebastien Vandenitte is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, specializing in the comparative analysis of sign and spoken languages. His work bridges linguistics and gesture studies, focusing on multimodal communication through the LSFB Corpus (French Belgian Sign Language) and FRAPé Corpus (Belgian French). He emphasizes constructed action techniques and referential strategies across modalities.
- Affiliation: Laboratoire de Langue des Signes de Belgique francophone
- Current Role: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research interests include cross-modal differences in enactment, sociolinguistic aspects of sign language, and corpus-based methodologies. His projects explore how signers and speakers visualize referents, with applications to linguistic theory and multimodal data collection.
Recent awards include the SofinaBoël Fellowship (2021) and recognition for public engagement in science communication. Collaborations span Belgium and Finland, with active participation in conferences and workshops on sign language studies.
