Browsing Department of Linguistics, Literary and Aestetic Studies by Author "Pfau, Roland"
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Argument Structure of Classifier Predicates : Canonical and Non-canonical Mappings in Four Sign Languages
Kimmelman, Vadim; De Lint, Vanja; De Vos, Connie; Oomen, Marloes; Pfau, Roland; Vink, Lianne; Aboh, Enoch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-08)We analyze argument structure of whole-entity and handling classifier predicates in four sign languages (Russian Sign Language, Sign Language of the Netherlands, German Sign Language, and Kata Kolok) using parallel datasets ... -
Argument structure of classifier predicates in Russian Sign Language
Kimmelman, Vadim; Pfau, Roland; Aboh, Enoch (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-03)We analyze classifier predicates in Russian Sign Language (RSL) using a combination of naturalistic corpus and elicited data in order to determine their argument structure, and to test the generalization, based on research ... -
Headshakes in NGT: Relation between Phonetic Properties & Linguistic Functions
Kimmelman, Vadim; Oomen, Marloes; Pfau, Roland (Chapter, 2024)Non-manual markers (such as facial expressions and head movements) have been shown to fulfil a wide range of grammatical functions across sign languages (Pfau and Quer, 2010). One nonmanual marker that is very wide-spread ... -
Information structure: theoretical perspectives
Kimmelman, Vadim; Pfau, Roland (Chapter, 2021)This chapter discusses the terminology commonly used in the information structure literature: in particular, topic, focus, contrast, and emphasis. An important component of our discussion is the impact of the visual-gestural ...