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Title Argument structure and the role of the body and space in Kenyan Sign Language
Full text https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00043.mor; https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3146371
Date 2020
Author(s) Morgan, H.E.
Abstract <div><div><div><div><span>This paper investigates how systematically a young macro-community sign language, Kenyan Sign Language, uses two different means to communicate about events: (i) word order, and (ii) verb agreement using spatial co- reference. The study finds that KSL signers rely primarily on word order and using the body as a referent, rather than verb agreement, when repre- senting transitive events. Yet, by looking separately at how KSL signers use the sub-components of verb agreement, a pattern emerges that indicates a possible path toward 'canonical verb agreement'. These sub-components are evaluated using Meir's stages/types of grammaticalization of verb agreement (Meir 2011, 2016), and compared with other young and emerging sign lan- guages.</span></div></div></div></div> - Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics
Subject(s) Kenyan Sign Language; sign language; argument structure; word order; verb agreement; spatial co-reference; macro-community sign languages
Language en
Type of publication Article / Letter to editor; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; Text
Format application/pdf
Source Sign Language & Linguistics
Rights https://hdl.handle.net/1887/license:3
Identifier doi:10.1075/sll.00043.mor; lucris-id:114676439
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
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