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ERIC Number: EJ1382870
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-5441
EISSN: EISSN-1547-3341
The Causative-Inchoative Alternation and Age-of-Acquisition Effects on Multi-Predicate Constructions in Turkish Sign Language
Kayabasi, Demet; Gökgöz, Kadir
Language Learning and Development, v19 n2 p125-150 2023
We discuss the causative-inchoative alternation in Turkish Sign Language (Türk Isaret Dili -- TID), and the age of acquisition effects on multi-predicate, complex constructions that are observed in both causative and inchoative events. We present a picture-description task performed by 24 adult signers, half of which were exposed to TID from birth (native adult signers) and the other half after the age of 4 (late adult signers). The results show that (1) the causative-inchoative alternation in TID is attested both as labile alternation and classifier alternation; (2) there is no significant age of acquisition effects on the choice of alternation types; (3) both causative and inchoative events have complex event structures that can be overtly expressed through multi-predicate, complex constructions; and (4) late signers are less likely to produce multi-predicate, complex constructions than native signers. These results support the significance of deaf individuals' early exposure to a sign language.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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