Framing constructed action in British Sign Language narratives
Framing constructed action in British Sign Language narratives
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pragma.2013.06.002
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发表时间：
2013-09-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Zwets, Martine
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作者：
Cormier, Kearsy;Smith, Sandra;Zwets, Martine
构作动作是一种广泛应用于手语中的话语策略，其中手语者使用他/她的脸、头、身体、手和/或其他非手动暗示来表示所指对象的动作、话语、思想、感情和/或态度。一般认为，框架构造动作（即识别所指对象）通常由前面的名词短语组成，但如果所指对象在上下文中被理解，这是可选的（甚至是不恰当的）。目前的研究测试这些假设，通过检查英国手语（BSL）的叙述中的构建行动的框架。我们发现，在介绍或开关参考的情况下，通过一个名词短语的本地参考是首选，而在维护的参考，省略一个名词短语标识的指称是首选。这遵循的模式与框架的报价和示范口语，也与词汇动词在签署和口语空主题/亲降语言。我们认为，这些模式的出现，是可预测的话语内的参考访问的基础上。(c)2013爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Constructed action is a discourse strategy, used widely within sign languages, in which the signer uses his/her face, head, body, hands, and/or other non-manual cues to represent a referent's actions, utterances, thoughts, feelings and/or attitudes. It is generally assumed that framing constructed action (i.e. identification of the referent) typically consists of a preceding noun phrase, but that this is optional (or even infelicitous), if the referent is understood in context. The current study tests these assumptions by examining the framing of constructed action within British Sign Language (BSL) narratives. We find that in cases of introduction or switch reference, local reference via a noun phrase is preferred, while in cases of maintenance of reference, omission of a noun phrase identifying the referent is preferred. This follows patterns found with framing of quotations and demonstrations in spoken languages and also with lexical verbs in both signed and spoken null subject/pro-drop languages. We argue that these patterns arise and are predictable based on accessibility of reference within the discourse. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.