The subject advantage in LIS internally headed relative clauses
An Eye-Tracking Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7148128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Fornasiero (0000-0001-8160-417X, Ca' Foscari University of Venice), C Hauser (0000-0001-5444-3446, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Chiara Branchini (0000-0002-6617-9408, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 343-356 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1366728924000415 |
| OpenAlex | W4402687167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The scarce literature on the processing of internally headed relative clauses (IHRCs) seems to challenge the universality of the subject advantage (e.g., Lau & Tanaka [2021, Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics , 6 (1), 34], for spoken languages; Hauser et al. [2021, Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics , 6 (1), 72], for sign languages). In this study, we investigate the comprehension of subject and object IHRCs in Italian Sign Language (LIS) deaf native and non-native signers, and hearing LIS/Italian CODAs (children of deaf adults). We use the eye-tracking Visual-only World Paradigm (Hauser & Pozniak [2019, Poster presented at the AMLAP 2019 conference]) recording online and offline responses. Results show that a subject advantage is detected in the online and offline responses of CODAs and in the offline responses of deaf native signers. Results also reveal a higher rate of accuracy in CODAs' responses. We discuss the difference in performance between the two populations in the light of bilingualism-related cognitive advantages, and lack of proper educational training in Italian and LIS for the deaf population in Italy
Cognitive psychology · Eye movement · Eye tracking · Library science · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Computer Science · linguistics and terminology studies · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |