The clausal syntax of German Sign Language: A cartographic approach

Fabian Bross  

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This book presents a hypothesis-based description of the clausal structure of German Sign Language (DGS). The structure of the book is based on the three clausal layers CP, IP/TP, and VoiceP. The main hypothesis is that scopal height is expressed iconically in sign languages: the higher the scope of an operator, the higher the articulator used for its expression. The book was written with two audiences in mind: On the one hand it addresses linguists interested in sign languages and on the other hand it addresses cartographers.

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Fabian Bross

Fabian Bross studied German linguistics, German literature, phonetics and speech science, and geography at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Since 2014 he holds a position as a research assistant at the Linguistics Department at the University of Stuttgart where he successfully defended his dissertation in 2018. His main research interest is the syntax of German Sign Language.

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September 6, 2019
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Open Generative Syntax
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Bross, Fabian. 2019. The clausal syntax of German Sign Language: A cartographic approach. (Open Generative Syntax 4). Berlin: Language Science Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3560718
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978-3-96110-218-1

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2020-02-24

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10.5281/zenodo.3560718

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978-3-96110-219-8