Content interrogatives in a young sign language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22159159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seyyed Hatam Tamimi Sa'd (0000-0003-2427-3524, Purdue University West Lafayette), Richard Pfau (0000-0003-2432-4790, University of Amsterdam), Ronnie B Wilbur (Purdue University West Lafayette), Ronnie Β Wilbur (0000-0001-7081-9351) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6084 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2473-8689 • E-ISSN: 2473-8689 |
| Publisher | Linguistic Society of America (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3765/plsa.v11i1.6084 |
| OpenAlex | W7163683372 |
| Language | EN |
We examined content interrogatives, i.e., wh-questions, in a young family sign language, Sadat Tawaher Sign Language (STSL), which began to emerge sixty years ago in a single household in southwestern Iran following a man’s sudden, complete hearing loss. We show that the wh-sign in STSL remains in situ and that it is sometimes doubled. Furthermore, we offer a formal account of content interrogative formation and wh-doubling in STSL. Our analysis adds to the repertoire of young/emerging sign languages for which wh-questions have been investigated to date (e.g., Nicaraguan Sign Language)
American Sign Language · Interrogative · Interrogative word · Sign language · Categorization, perception, and language · Hand Gesture Recognition Systems · Hearing Impairment and Communication
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |