SLLING-L Digest, Vol 16, Issue 14

[Ulrike Zeshan]

Hi, I posted this answer to Andrew Spencer (I didn't realise it was only
the 'pure' cases he was after...):

"Hi, most sign languages work this way. In our recent cross-linguistic
study (data from 28 sign languages), we found that most sign languages
allow the juxtaposition construction for possession, and in many cases,
this is the only possibility, though a number of sign languages also
have additional marking that can appear (under varying restrictions). 

For details (incl. overview chapter and studies on 10 diverse sign
languages) see:

Perniss, Pamela & Ulrike Zeshan (eds.) (2008): Possessive and
existential constructions in sign languages. Sign Language Typology
Series No. 2. Nijmegen: Ishara Press.

Adjectival modification in all sign languages I have seen is always by
juxtaposition, but I have not checked whether word order patterns are
parallel in both these constructions.

Ulrike"


P.S. The ASL chapter is by Chen Pichler and Hochgesang, the Austrian SL
chapter is by Schalber & Hunger.



Prof. Ulrike Zeshan
Director, International Centre for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Livesey House, LH212
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR12HE, UK
uzeshan at uclan.ac.uk
Ph. +44-1772-893104

>>> "Ronnie Wilbur" <wilbur at purdue.edu> 21/11/08 6:04 PM >>>
Yes, it does (as do Croatian and Austrian SL). 
But it also has a possessive sign POSS (as do 
Croatian and Austrian SLs), so it is not 'pure', 
which is what Andrew Spencer is seeking.

Chen Pichler, D., Schalber, K., Hochgesang, J., 
Milkovi , M., Wilbur, R. B., Vulje, M. & Pribani 
, Lj. Possession and existence in three sign 
languages. In R. M. de Quadros (ed.),  Sign 
Languages: Spinning and unraveling the past, 
present and future -  Theoretical Issues in Sign 
Language Research 9, 440-458. Petrópolis/RJ. 
Brazil: Editora Arara Azul. 
<http://www.editora-arara-azul.com.br/EstudosSurdos.php>http://www.editora-arara-azul.com.br/EstudosSurdos.php.



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Ronnie B. Wilbur, Ph.D.
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College of Liberal Arts
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