Word order in Russian Sign Language

Authors
  • V. Kimmelman
Publication date 2012
Journal Sign Language Studies
Volume | Issue number 12 | 3
Pages (from-to) 414-445
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract The article discusses word order, the syntactic arrangement of words in a sentence, clause, or phrase as one of the most crucial aspects of grammar of any spoken language. It aims to investigate the order of the primary constituents which can either be subject, object, or verb of a simple declarative clauses in Russian Sign Language (RSL). It also aims to explore the possibility of identifying the basic word order in RSL and its role in sign languages and spoken languages.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at
https://doi.org/10.1353/sls.2012.0001 (Final published version)
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