Identifying ASL Compounds: A Functionalist Approach

IF 0.5 Q3 LINGUISTICS
Ryan Lepic
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Abstract:In many descriptions of American Sign Language (ASL), signs like [breakfast] are identified as compounds. These signs were once formed with two separate signs but have since fused into a single unit. This article presents an alternative definition of compound that includes both functional and formal properties. Following this updated definition, examples of ASL compounds are constructions like [name sign] and [sign language], which combine two object-concept words to name an object concept, as well as related constructions like [formal room] 'living room,' which also label object concepts. The updated definition of compound allows for terminological consistency and sets the stage for fuller understanding of the variety of multisign units in ASL.
ASL化合物的鉴定:一种功能主义方法
摘要:在美国手语的许多描述中,像[早餐]这样的符号被认定为复合物。这些标志曾经由两个独立的标志组成,但后来融合为一个单元。本文提出了化合物的另一种定义,包括功能性质和形式性质。根据这一更新的定义,ASL化合物的例子包括[名称-符号]和[手语]等结构,它们将两个对象概念词结合起来命名对象概念,以及[正式房间]“客厅”等相关结构,它们也标记对象概念。更新后的复合词定义允许术语的一致性,并为更全面地理解ASL中多种多符号单位奠定了基础。
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Sign Language Studies
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.
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