IDGS
Institute of
German Sign Language and
Communication of the Deaf
German Sign Language and
Communication of the Deaf
Award ceremony of the German Language Cultural Award in Baden-Baden
30 September 2023, by Pamela Sundhausen
Photo: IDGS
On 30 September 2023, the DGS-Korpus project with the "Digitales Wörterbuch Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DW-DGS)” (Digital Dictionary of German Sign Language (DW-DGS)) received the Institution Award of the German Language Culture Award 2023 (Kulturpreis Deutsche Sprache 2023) in Baden-Baden. Lutz König and Gabriele Langer accepted the prize on behalf of the project. We are very pleased that the work of the entire team has been honored with this award and that German Sign Language and its language community have received the special attention of the public. More information about the cultural award ceremony can be found here and here. (German only) The "Digitales Wörterbuch Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DW-DGS)” (Digital Dictionary of German Sign Language (DW-DGS)) can be found here. (German only)
