The subject advantage in LIS internally headed relative clauses: an eye-tracking study

IF 2.5 1区文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI:10.1017/s1366728924000415

Elena Fornasiero, Charlotte Hauser, Chiara Branchini

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Abstract

The scarce literature on the processing of internally headed relative clauses (IHRCs) seems to challenge the universality of the subject advantage (e.g., Lau & Tanaka [2021, Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 6(1), 34], for spoken languages; Hauser et al. [2021, Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 6(1), 72], for sign languages). In this study, we investigate the comprehension of subject and object IHRCs in Italian Sign Language (LIS) deaf native and non-native signers, and hearing LIS/Italian CODAs (children of deaf adults). We use the eye-tracking Visual-only World Paradigm (Hauser & Pozniak [2019, Poster presented at the AMLAP 2019 conference]) recording online and offline responses. Results show that a subject advantage is detected in the online and offline responses of CODAs and in the offline responses of deaf native signers. Results also reveal a higher rate of accuracy in CODAs' responses. We discuss the difference in performance between the two populations in the light of bilingualism-related cognitive advantages, and lack of proper educational training in Italian and LIS for the deaf population in Italy.

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LIS 内部标题相对从句中的主语优势：一项眼动跟踪研究

有关内部标题相对从句（IHRCs）处理的文献很少，这似乎对主语优势的普遍性提出了质疑（例如，Lau & Tanaka [2021, Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 6(1), 34]，针对口语；Hauser 等人[2021, Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics, 6(1), 72]，针对手语）。在本研究中，我们调查了意大利手语（LIS）母语聋人和非母语手语聋人以及听力 LIS/意大利 CODAs（聋人的子女）对主语和宾语 IHRC 的理解。我们使用眼动跟踪纯视觉世界范式（Hauser & Pozniak [2019，在 AMLAP 2019 会议上发表的海报]）记录在线和离线反应。结果显示，在 CODAs 的在线和离线反应中以及在聋人母语手语者的离线反应中发现了主体优势。结果还显示 CODAs 的回答准确率更高。我们从与双语相关的认知优势，以及意大利聋人缺乏适当的意大利语和 LIS 教育培训的角度，讨论了这两种人群之间的表现差异。

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