The Positioning of WH Words in Modern Laos Sign Language

IF 0.5 Q3 LINGUISTICS

Sign Language Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1353/sls.2023.0004

Emily Jo Noschese

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Abstract

Abstract:This article discusses the positioning of wh words in Modern Laos Sign Language. Research indicates that there are two common patterns for the position of wh words in spoken languages: the initial position and in situ (Dryer 2013). However, in some sign languages, it seems that wh word positioning is sentence-final, as shown in recent research (Woodward 2018) on Southeast Asian sign languages. This article discusses the positioning of wh words; some Southeast Asian sign languages have final wh word positioning, which differs from the majority of spoken languages (Dryer 2013). For instance, in the data that I have collected and analyzed from Modern Laos Sign Language, wh words always occurred at the end of the sentence. Moreover, the consultants that I interviewed rejected sentences with wh words in situ and at the beginning of sentences. This is true not only of simple subject and direct object wh questions, but also of several other grammatical structures.

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现代老挝手语中WH词的定位

摘要:本文探讨了老挝现代手语中wh词的定位。研究表明，wh词在口语中的位置有两种常见的模式:初始位置和原位位置(Dryer 2013)。然而，在一些手语中，单词定位似乎是句子最终的，正如最近对东南亚手语的研究(Woodward 2018)所示。本文探讨了“wh”词的定位;一些东南亚手语有最终的wh词定位，这与大多数口语不同(Dryer 2013)。例如，在我收集和分析的《现代老挝手语》的数据中，语词总是出现在句子的末尾。此外，我采访的咨询师拒绝在句子的原处和开头使用wh词。这不仅适用于疑问句中简单的主语和直接宾语，也适用于其他一些语法结构。

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Sign Language Studies LINGUISTICS-

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1.80

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： Sign Language Studies publishes a wide range of original scholarly articles and essays relevant to signed languages and signing communities. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of important ideas and opinions concerning these languages and the communities who use them. Topics of interest include linguistics, anthropology, semiotics, Deaf culture, and Deaf history and literature.