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oa Agent-backgrounding in Catalan Sign Language (LSC)
- Source: Sign Language & Linguistics, Volume 21, Issue 2, Dec 2018, p. 334 - 348
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- 22 Mar 2019
Abstract
Abstract
This paper examines backgrounding strategies for human agents in Catalan Sign Language, that is, constructions featuring human agents that are non-referential. We identify and analyze four types of agent-backgrounding strategies: subjectless constructions, indefinite pronouns, the impersonal axis, and general nouns. Extending on previous work, we offer a description and a semantico-pragmatic analysis of each construction.
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