Clause constituents, arguments and the question of grammatical relations in Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
Clause constituents, arguments and the question of grammatical relations in Auslan (Australian Sign
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Auslan（澳大利亚手语）的从句构成、论证和语法关系问题
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2019
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T. Johnston
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T. Johnston
摘要本研究考察了澳大利亚语中的从句结构。它着眼于成分语义角色与成分位置和分句顺序的对齐，根据位置和/或角色变化的符号形态，以及对省略论点的解释。目的是确定在澳大利亚语中是否存在语法关系。最常见的组成顺序与英语相似，因此可以说澳大利亚语也实例化了基本的SVO词序。然而，每一种可能的成分顺序模式也被证明没有其他与语法关系相关的编码和行为特性可以解释这种灵活性。我的结论是，澳大利亚语的构成顺序是语用和语义因素、视觉表征和与英语的语言接触相互作用的结果，而不是本土语法关系的结果。澳大利亚语法不仅在单词（符号）层面上，而且在分句层面上利用所谓的手势和所谓的语言资源。
Abstract This study investigates clause constructions in Auslan. It looks at the alignment of constituent semantic role with constituent position and order in clauses, changes in the morphology of signs according to position and/or role, and the interpretation of omitted arguments. The aim is to determine if there are grammatical relations in Auslan. The most frequent constituent order parallels English, thus Auslan might be said to also instantiate a basic SVO word order. However, every possible constituent order pattern is also attested without there being other coding and behavioural properties associated with grammatical relations that could explain this flexibility. I conclude that constituent order in Auslan is the result of the interaction of pragmatic and semantic factors, visual representation, and language contact with English, rather than autochthonous grammatical relations. Auslan grammar draws on both so-called gestural and so-called linguistic resources at the clause level, not just at the word (sign) level.