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  Expression of multiple entities in Turkish Sign Language (TİD)

Zwitserlood, I., Perniss, P. M., & Ozyurek, A. (2013). Expression of multiple entities in Turkish Sign Language (TİD). In E. Arik (Ed.), Current Directions in Turkish Sign Language Research (pp. 272-302). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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Zwitserlood, Inge1, Author           
Perniss, Pamela M.1, Author           
Ozyurek, Asli1, 2, 3, Author           
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1Center for Language Studies, External organization, ou_55238              
2Language in our Hands: Sign and Gesture, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, ou_789545              
3Neurobiology of Language Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, ou_792551              

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Free keywords: plural - Turkish Sign Language (TİD) - localization - predicate inflection
 Abstract: This paper reports on an exploration of the ways in which multiple entities are expressed in Turkish Sign Language (TİD). The (descriptive and quantitative) analyses provided are based on a corpus of both spontaneous data and specifically elicited data, in order to provide as comprehensive an account as possible. We have found several devices in TİD for expression of multiple entities, in particular localization, spatial plural predicate inflection, and a specific form used to express multiple entities that are side by side in the same configuration (not reported for any other sign language to date), as well as numerals and quantifiers. In contrast to some other signed languages, TİD does not appear to have a productive system of plural reduplication. We argue that none of the devices encountered in the TİD data is a genuine plural marking device and that the plural interpretation of multiple entity localizations and plural predicate inflections is a by-product of the use of space to indicate the existence or the involvement in an event of multiple entities.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2012-12-0520132013
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 27
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 Rev. Type: Peer
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Title: Current Directions in Turkish Sign Language Research
Source Genre: Book
 Creator(s):
Arik, Engin, Editor
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Publ. Info: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 272 - 302 Identifier: -