czwartek, 9 grudnia 2010

Class notes for December 9, 2010 (Intro to Spatial Morphology)

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I-ASK-ANT-ON-MY-ARM : Introduction to spatial morphology
_ dM3Ry  \-uRL)"y  d"6GR)".
Signing space:
                : Z                 9Z                 8Z
                            far left                                     far middle                               far right

      :S      9S      8S
                            mid left                                   mid middle                              mid right
                                                                           (neutral space)                       

      :       9       8
                            near left                                  chest                                                    near right

      L:      L9      L8
                            contact left                              contact chest                                    contact right

      :`              8`
                            back left                                                                                back right
                                
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figure B. locations for present non-first person referents
                                     
                : Z                   9Z                    8Z
                            far left                                    far middle                               far right

      :S                8S
                            mid left                                                                                  mid right
                           

      :                 8
                            near left                                                                                 near right

      :`                8`
                            back left                                                                                back right
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locations for non-present non-first person referents

                :Z                                               8Z
                            far left                                                                                          far right

      :S                 8S
                            mid left                                                                                        mid right
      :                  8
                            near left                                                                                        near right


Principle of assigning referents with spatial locations.

Present referent the location in figure B closest to the referents actual location (at the moment) is assigned. There is a tendency for the 'back' locations to be changed to near locations. Once established these locations are maintained despite any changes to the real world location of the signer or referent.

Non-present: There are two dimensons that contrast with each other, left-right (always present) and near-far (sometimes present). Which ever setting is chosen for the first non-present referent is changed for the second.

Left – Right: Neutral reference : first referent 8S (mid right), second:S(mid left) or vice versa.

Near-Far: Shows a closer identification or relationship with one or the other referent. The closer referent will have the parameter (near) while the other will be Z (far).
The oppositions then are :(near left) and 8Z(far right) or 8 (near right) and :Z (far left).

Revisiting phonology:

Stokoe (1960) three simultaneous 'aspects' : tab (place), dez (handshape),  sig (movement)

THINK                              /  d  L

BELIEVE                         /  d  L  –  c  c  *

Within the sig, there may be some linearity but there is no global linearity.


Movement-Hold Model

Liddell, Scott K. 1984. THINK and BELIEVE: Sequentiality in American Sign Language. Language 60.372-399.


THINK                                   Movement          Hold
                                                d/           dL/


BELIEVE                               Hold                   Movement          Hold
                                dL/         ---          cc*


Liddell noticed production differences in these two signs that Stokoe's model could not account for. Namely that THINK had to begin a certain distance from the forehead while BELIEVE (which begins with the 'same' sign) had no such restriction. This could be seen clearly in the pair FATHER THINK and FATHER BELIEVE.

His analysis involved a fundamental reanlysis of the internal structure of signs. THINK begins with movement and ends in a hold. BELIEVE begins with a hold.





                                                               Handshape
Hand tier model                      Location – Movement – Location

Sandler, Wendy 1989. Phonological representation of the sign: linearity and non-linearity in American Sign Language, Dordrecht: Floris.

Due to some problems with Liddell's model (including awkwardness of operationalization) it was rapidly modified. Sandler's model is now the most widely accepted (and most flexible) model of sign language phonology.

It posits both linear and non-linear components of sign structure. The handshape (hand configuration or HC) in Sandler's model occurs throughout the sign in conjunction with linear movements and locations.

THINK                                   dFL/

Handshape                             d

M L                                        F        L/



BELIEVE                              dL/ - c*c

Handshape                             d         c

LML                                       L/ -  *c


Possible syllable structures in Sandler's model


L (with internal movement) – ILE, MILK

M (no set beginning or ending locations) – FINISH, FINGERSPELL

LM (movement from a location of greater salience to one of lesser salience) – PYTAĆ, UNDERSTAND

ML (movement from a location of lesser salience to one of greater salience) – ME, THINK

LML (movement from one salient location to another) OJCIEC, BELIEVE



Template citation form:  d$6 S GR    ASK (ASL)        Syllable type : M

Handshape:         d

Location:             6 S
Movement:          GR
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Inflected form:    d"6GR5S       I-ASK-HIM (ASL)  Syllable type : LML

Handshape:         d

Location:             6         Movement:        G R        Location:             5S

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Inflected form:    d"5SFR6S      HE-ASK-ME (ASL)      Syllable type : LML

Handshape:         d


Location:             5S        Movement:        FR         Location:             6S

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Inflected form:    d"5SAR7S       HE-ASK-HER (ASL)   Syllable type : LML

Handshape:         d

Location:             5S        Movement:        AR          Location:             7S

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Some other ASL Subject-Object verbs

SHOW       dMbvG                  LOOK-AT      u3SG                HELP             s&MbvG,

SEND        sGp                      GIVE              o"G                  PAY               dLbG


Object-Subject verbs

CHOOSE   fPFQ                     EXPLOIT       lPLbF            SUMMON bSLb"FQ


Subject only agreement in PJM
Template citation form:          bFL9      MIEĆ – BYĆ JA-MIEĆ (PJM)        Syllable type : ML

Handshape:              b


Movement:               F                 Location:    9

Template citation form:          bG9Z      TY-MIEĆ (PJM)        Syllable type : ML

Handshape:              b

Movement:               G                              Location:    9Z

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Object only agreement in PJM

Template citation form:          fL6G      PYTAĆ (PJM)           Syllable type : LM

Handshape:              f

Location:                  L6               Movement:          G

Template citation form:          fL6FL9 PYTAĆ-MNIE (PJM)           Syllable type : LML

Handshape:              f

Location:             L6        Movement:     F          Location: L9

Template citation form:          fL6G6Z  PYTAĆ-CIEBIE (PJM)        Syllable type : LML

Handshape:              f

Location:             L6        Movement:     G          Location: 6Z

Inflected form:         fL6G5S     PYTAĆ-JĄ (PJM)      Syllable type : LML

Handshape:              f

Location:             L6        Movement:     G          Location: 5S


Transciptions are carried out in a somewhat modified version of SignFont by Don Newkirk.

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