The grammaticalization of the existential sign var in Turkish Sign Language: a Construction Grammar approach

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Bahtiyar Makaroğlu
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This paper describes the development of the existential sign var ‘there’ in Turkish Sign Language from a synchronic point of view. The sign has been previously described as being restricted to clause-final predicate position and typically used for two main linguistic functions: (i) existential and (ii) possessive. However, abundant corpus evidence indicates that var can also be used for other linguistic functions in post-verbal position, which have not been reported in the literature before. Following Construction Grammar, this study presents a theoretical framework to investigate how the construction [verb + var] arose and what its semantic motivation is, paying particular attention to the notion of possession. It is argued that this construction has three different functions: (i) habitual, (ii) evidential, and (iii) assumptive. According to this account, var originated as an existential marker and subsequently developed into a marker of possession, before evolving to encompass its other linguistic functions in three stages. Using Labov’s Apparent Time Hypothesis (Labov, William. 1963. The social motivation of a sound change. Word 19(3). 273–309), closer examination also revealed that a progressive difference exists between age groups. Younger TİD signers use the construction [verb + var] more frequently, and as the age of the TİD signer decreases, the usage of this construction in the assumptive function increases considerably.
土耳其手语中存在性手语变体的语法化:构造语法方法
本文从同步的角度描述了土耳其手语中存在符号 var "那里 "的发展。该符号以前被描述为仅限于分句末尾的谓词位置,通常用于两种主要的语言功能:(i) 存在性和 (ii) 占有性。然而,丰富的语料库证据表明,var 在动词后位置还可用于其他语言功能,这在以前的文献中从未报道过。根据《构式语法》,本研究提出了一个理论框架来研究[动词 + var]构式是如何产生的,其语义动机是什么,尤其关注占有概念。研究认为,这种结构有三种不同的功能:(i) 习惯性,(ii) 证据性,(iii) 假设性。根据这一观点,var 最初是一个存在标记,后来发展成一个占有标记,然后分三个阶段演变成其他语言功能。使用拉博夫的 "明显时间假说"(Labov, William.1963.声音变化的社会动机。Word 19(3).273-309),仔细研究还发现不同年龄组之间存在着渐进的差异。年龄较小的 TİD 手语者使用 [verb + var] 结构的频率较高,而随着 TİD 手语者年龄的降低,该结构在假设功能中的使用率也大大增加。
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Folia Linguistica
Folia Linguistica Multiple-
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期刊介绍: Folia Linguistica covers all non-historical areas in the traditional disciplines of general linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), and also sociological, discoursal, computational and psychological aspects of language and linguistic theory. Other areas of central concern are grammaticalization and language typology. The journal consists of scientific articles presenting results of original research, review articles, overviews of research in specific areas, book reviews, and a miscellanea section carrying reports and discussion notes. In addition, proposals from prospective guest editors for occasional special issues on selected current topics are welcomed.
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