Metrical Structure, Morphological Gaps, and Possible Grammaticalization in ASL
Metrical Structure, Morphological Gaps, and Possible Grammaticalization in ASL
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ASL 中的格律结构、形态差距和可能的语法化
DOI:
10.1075/sll.2.2.05wil
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发表时间:
1999
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0.8
通讯作者:
R. Wilbur
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作者:
R. Wilbur
This paper reports regularities of stress placement at the phrasal level in American Sign Language (ASL) and identifies a category of signs (final pronouns) that appear to be exceptions. The group of exceptional pronouns predominantly comprises experiencer subject arguments, a category that does not traditionally participate in the verb agreement system of ASL, creating a morphological gap. Evidence is presented that some of these pronouns may be in the process of grammaticalizing to verbal suffixes which may serve to fill the morphological gap.