The current study examines the effect of community size on constituent order by comparing conventionalized sign languages (TID and LIBRAS) and emerging sing languages (CTSL and CENA) from two different countries. When the relevant literature is examined, it is observed that languages that emerge in communities with larger populations tend to have a more uniform structure, while languages that emerge in smaller and closed-knitcommunities exhibit greater diversity regarding their constituent order. Data was collected through an elicitation task comprised of 30 short video clips containing sentences with intransitive, transitive (reversible vs. irreversible events), and ditransitive structures. Significant relationships were found between community size and constituent order, revealing that conventionalized sign languages presented more uniform word orders in intransitive and ditransitive structures and transitive structures with irreversible events, whereas no significant relationship was detected for reversible events. The study contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating that languages from larger communities rely on commonly used constituent orders to describe events; in contrast, languages from smaller communities produce more uncommon constituent orders. The current study has practical implications for the relationship between sign languages in different stages of development and constituent order preferences, highlighting the developmental phases of language emergence and evolution.
Eser Adı (dc.title) | The influence of community size on constituent order: A comparison between emerging and conventionalized sign languages |
Yazar [Asıl] (dc.creator.author) | Ticau, Valeria |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences Master’s Program in Cognitive Sciences |
Yayın Tarihi (dc.date.issued) | 2023 |
Yayın Turu [Akademik] (dc.type) | preprint |
Yayın Türü [Ortam] (dc.format) | application/pdf |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Community size |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Constituent order |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Conventionalized sign language |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Emerging sign language |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Topluluk büyüklüğü |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Kurucu düzen |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Geleneksel işaret dili |
Konu Başlıkları [Genel] (dc.subject) | Ortaya çıkan işaret dili |
Yayıncı (dc.publisher) | Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System |
Dil (dc.language.iso) | eng |
Özet Bilgisi (dc.description.abstract) | The current study examines the effect of community size on constituent order by comparing conventionalized sign languages (TID and LIBRAS) and emerging sing languages (CTSL and CENA) from two different countries. When the relevant literature is examined, it is observed that languages that emerge in communities with larger populations tend to have a more uniform structure, while languages that emerge in smaller and closed-knitcommunities exhibit greater diversity regarding their constituent order. Data was collected through an elicitation task comprised of 30 short video clips containing sentences with intransitive, transitive (reversible vs. irreversible events), and ditransitive structures. Significant relationships were found between community size and constituent order, revealing that conventionalized sign languages presented more uniform word orders in intransitive and ditransitive structures and transitive structures with irreversible events, whereas no significant relationship was detected for reversible events. The study contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating that languages from larger communities rely on commonly used constituent orders to describe events; in contrast, languages from smaller communities produce more uncommon constituent orders. The current study has practical implications for the relationship between sign languages in different stages of development and constituent order preferences, highlighting the developmental phases of language emergence and evolution. |
Kayıt Giriş Tarihi (dc.date.accessioned) | 2024-02-20 |
Açık Erişim Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2024-02-20 |
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Erişim Hakkı (dc.rights.access) | Open Access |
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Açıklama [Genel] (dc.description) | Final published version |
Açıklama [Not] (dc.description.note) | Note: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified by peer review and should not be used as established information without consulting multiple experts in the field. |
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Tek Biçim Adres (dc.identifier.uri) | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11831/8249 |