Thematic coding of sentence misinterpretations yields three categories: lexical confusion, structure misinterpretation, and partial recognition with wrong sequencing¶

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q2 i? Inductive thematic coding of open-ended responses identified three main error categories, including lexical confusion due to similar handshape/movement such as mela vs. acqua. → Giulia Boaa 2025

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Giulia Boaa 2025¶

Giulia Boaa, Marco Boaa, Cristina Gena, Alessandro Mazzei, Massimo Donini, and Alberto Lillo. (2025). Using the Pepper Robot to Support Sign Language Communication. https://github.com/CodeCruncher63/ISCR2025 doi:10.1007/978-981-95-2382-5_8

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Qualitative inductive thematic coding (Braun and Clarke approach cited by the authors) of the open-ended sentence responses in the 12-participant study; "Three main categories emerged", including "lexical confusion due to similar handshape/movement".

"Three main categories emerged: (i) lexical confusion due to similar handshape/movement (e.g., mela vs. acqua), (ii) sentence structure misinterpreta0on, and (iii) par0al recogni0on with correct iden0fica0on of individual signs but incorrect sequencing."

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