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The Syntax of Noun Modification in Langue des Signes Québécoise

The Syntax of Noun Modification in Langue des Signes Québécoise. Denis Bouchard Julie Rinfret. Université du Québec à Montréal. Not an accidental parameter setting. It’s all a matter of substance. Two types of elements that express some qualification of the Noun in LSQ :.

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The Syntax of Noun Modification in Langue des Signes Québécoise

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  1. The Syntax of Noun Modification in Langue des Signes Québécoise Denis Bouchard Julie Rinfret Université du Québec à Montréal

  2. Not an accidental parameter setting It’s all a matter of substance Two types of elements that express some qualification of the Noun in LSQ : • LEXICAL ADJECTIVES • Generallly free order with the noun • If fixed order, not syntax : discourse, semantics, economy of articulation • CLASSIFIERS • Bound morpheme Why is the order between ADJ and Noun generally free ?

  3. Three kinds of factors determine the order DISCOURSE : To emphasize an ADJ, it is signed before the Noun at the beginning of the sentence. SEMANTICS : Figure and ground are very prominent properties in sign languages, and this often forces the Noun to be signed prior to being modified by an ADJ. ARTICULATION : an order ADJ-N or N-ADJ will be favored if it reduces the effort required to produce the signs. Lexical adjectives may precede or follow the Noun

  4. Free order with the Noun

  5. Free order with the Noun

  6. Discourse emphasis

  7. Discourse emphasis

  8. Figure and ground

  9. Figure and ground

  10. Economy of articulation : handshape

  11. Economy of articulation : movement

  12. Economy of articulation : movement

  13. Economy of articulation : movement

  14. Simultaneous encoding : manual

  15. Simultaneous encoding : non manual

  16. Incorporation of the ADJ : Superimposition of size

  17. Incorporation of the ADJ : Superimposition of size

  18. Incorporation of the ADJ : Amplitude of movement

  19. Use of different lexical items instead of order in LSQ

  20. Use of different lexical items instead of order in LSQ

  21. Oral and sign languages are similar in the fundamental principles of their syntax. CONCLUSION Despite huge perceptual differences, the two types of languages share in being determined by properties of their perceptual substances. This is where the similarities lie, not in “translating” properties of sign languages into properties of oral languages.

  22. The Syntax of Noun Modification in Langue des Signes Québécoise Denis Bouchard Julie Rinfret Université du Québec à Montréal

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