Doubling in RSL and NGT : a pragmatic account0F*

In this paper, doubling in Russian Sign Language and Sign Language of the Netherlands is discussed. In both sign languages different constituents (including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and whole clauses) can be doubled. It is shown that doubling in both languages has common functions and exhibits a similar structure, despite some differences. On this basis, a unified pragmatic explanation for many doubling phenomena on both the discourse and the clause-internal levels is provided, namely that the main function of doubling both in RSL and NGT is foregrounding of the doubled information.

Metadaten
Author details:	Vadim Kimmelmann
URN:	urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-66102
Publication type:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Publication year:	2013
Publishing institution:	Universität Potsdam
Release date:	2013/06/13
Tag:	Information Structure; Russian Sign Language; Sign Language of the Netherlands; doubling; foregrounding
Source:	Universität Potsdam / Schriftenreihen / Interdisciplinary studies on information structure : ISIS ; working papers of the SFB 632, ISSN 1866-4725 / ISIS (2013) 17 / S. 99-118
Organizational units:	Zentrale und wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen / Sonderforschungsbereich 632 - Informationsstruktur
DDC classification:	4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache
Collection(s):	Universität Potsdam / Schriftenreihen / Interdisciplinary studies on information structure : ISIS ; working papers of the SFB 632, ISSN 1866-4725 / ISIS (2013) 17
License (German):	Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz