디지털 콘텐츠 환경에서 수화노래의 시각적 리듬과 선율 연구 = A Study on the Visual Rhythm and Melody of Signed Songs in the Digital Content Environmenton

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines the visual construction of rhythm and melody in signed songs in order to articulate the aesthetic principles of sign-language-based musical expression. After reviewing prior research on rhythmic formation in sign language music, the study proposes an analytical framework grounded in recurrent handshapes, variations in movement density and speed, and visually marked accents. Drawing on Stefani’s theory, melody is further conceptualized as a kinetic continuum realized through the performer’s body across temporal and spatial musical flow. Based on this framework, an analysis of Handspeak’s signed rendition of “Seoul Night” demonstrates how signed songs reconfigure auditory musical structures into a visual modality through bodily movement, spatial organization, facial expression, and camera motion. The findings suggest that signed songs constitute an autonomous aesthetic form rooted in Deaf embodied perception and the linguistic properties of sign language, rather than a derivative translation of hearing-centered music.