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Object marking in German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebärdensprache): Differential object marking and object shift in the visual modality
- Source :
- Glossa, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Open Library of Humanities, 2020.
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Abstract
- This article discusses differential object marking and object shift in German Sign Language (DGS). Although there is already some literature discussing the existence of differential object marking in sign languages, this article provides the first in-depth description of the phenomenon in a visual language. It will be shown that the sign PAM, previously categorized as an agreement auxiliary, is in fact a differential object marker with adposition-like properties—at least in the Southern variant of DGS with which this article is concerned. Additionally, it will be shown that definite objects move into a structurally higher position in DGS. This behavior is well-known from spoken languages, but is not well-documented for sign languages.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23971835 and 02821443
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Glossa
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f90f69e02821443994e2cf98c1bb0670
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.992