Indirect object markers in Georgian Sign Language.

Makharoblidze, Tamar (2015) Indirect object markers in Georgian Sign Language. Sign Language & Linguistics. (#18 (2). ISSN ISSN 1387-9316 | E-ISSN 1569-996X (In Press)

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Abstract

This paper presents one of the first studies on Georgian Sign Language (GESL), a sign language that has not previously been taken into consideration in typological research on sign languages. We focus on three types of indirect object markers, that is, auxiliary-like elements that introduce an additional argument. We discuss four markers in total. Interestingly, three of these markers do not only introduce an argument but come with additional semantics, namely respect, disrespect, and causation. It will further be shown that the presence of an indirect object marker frees the word order in the sentence.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PO General Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculties/Schools > Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Depositing User:	თამარ მახარობლიძე
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2016 12:23
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2016 12:23
URI:	http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/id/eprint/3952

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