Sign order in Slovenian sign language transitive and ditransitive sentences

Pavlič, Matic (author)

The basic sign order in Slovenian Sign Language (SZJ) is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). This is shown by analysing non-topicalised or focalised transitive and ditransitive sentences that were elicited from first language SZJ informants using Picture Description Task. The data further reveal that the visual-gestural modality, through which SZJ is transmitted, plays a role in linearization since visually influenced classifier predicates trigger the non-basic SOV sign order in this language.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: znakovni jezik
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Publisher: Cracow : Kraków Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: 199-220
• Numbering: 15
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-125310
• ISSN: 2300-5920
• COBISS.SI-ID: 54329347
• Publication date in RUL: 22.03.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Keywords: word/sign order