Doubling in Hong Kong Sign Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21703176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Koenders (0000-0002-5366-587X, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-167 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sign Language & Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1387-9316 • E-ISSN: 1569-996X |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/sll.23004.koe |
| OpenAlex | W4394923794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
The present paper provides a copy-movement analysis for doubling in Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL). HKSL allows for the doubling of heads and phrases in an XYX pattern with the doubled element occurring clause-finally. I argue that doubled elements undergo A’-movement into Spec,FocP, attracted by a focus-feature on Foc 0 . The moved element then fuses with the abstract focus feature head of FocP and becomes morphologically distinct from the lower element. This research provides a uniform account of two related phenomena, namely doubling and right dislocation, by considering head-to-spec movement. Finally, doubling in HKSL has not been previously described, and therefore my account adds to the typological picture of doubling in sign and spoken languages. This is especially important because HKSL allows for the doubling of both heads and phrases, which sets it apart from earlier accounts on doubling in other sign languages
Linguistics · Sign language · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |