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title = "The indefinite-interrogative affinity in sign languages: the case of {C}atalan {S}ign {L}anguage",
author = "Veiga Busto, Raquel and
Roelofsen, Floris and
Navarrete Gonz{\'a}lez, Alexandra",
editor = "Richard, Valentin D. and
Roelofsen, Floris",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Inquisitiveness Below and Beyond the Sentence Boundary",
month = jun,
year = "2023",
address = "Nancy, France",
publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",
url = "https://aclanthology.org/2023.inqbnb-1.6",
pages = "50--60",
abstract = "Prior studies on spoken languages have shown that indefinite and interrogative pronouns may be formally very similar. Our research aims to understand if sign languages exhibit this type of affinity. This paper presents an overview of the phenomenon and reports on the results of two studies: a cross-linguistic survey based on a sample of 30 sign languages and an empirical investigation conducted with three deaf consultants of Catalan Sign Language (LSC). Our research shows that, in sign languages, certain signs have both existential and interrogative readings and it identifies the environments that make existential interpretations available in LSC.",
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%0 Conference Proceedings
%T The indefinite-interrogative affinity in sign languages: the case of Catalan Sign Language
%A Veiga Busto, Raquel
%A Roelofsen, Floris
%A Navarrete González, Alexandra
%Y Richard, Valentin D.
%Y Roelofsen, Floris
%S Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Inquisitiveness Below and Beyond the Sentence Boundary
%D 2023
%8 June
%I Association for Computational Linguistics
%C Nancy, France
%F veiga-busto-etal-2023-indefinite
%X Prior studies on spoken languages have shown that indefinite and interrogative pronouns may be formally very similar. Our research aims to understand if sign languages exhibit this type of affinity. This paper presents an overview of the phenomenon and reports on the results of two studies: a cross-linguistic survey based on a sample of 30 sign languages and an empirical investigation conducted with three deaf consultants of Catalan Sign Language (LSC). Our research shows that, in sign languages, certain signs have both existential and interrogative readings and it identifies the environments that make existential interpretations available in LSC.
%U https://aclanthology.org/2023.inqbnb-1.6
%P 50-60
Markdown (Informal)
[The indefinite-interrogative affinity in sign languages: the case of Catalan Sign Language](https://aclanthology.org/2023.inqbnb-1.6) (Veiga Busto et al., InqBnB-WS 2023)
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