2022.05.14 10:59
Hwangbo, Hyun Jin and Youngju Choi. 2022.
Morpho-phonological investigation of compounds in Korean Sign Language. Studies in Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology 28.1. 169-198. It is well-known that compounding in sign languages shows various
phonological processes such as reduction, assimilation, and deletion. Sandler
and Lillo-Martin (2006) argue that compounding shows phonological processes or
special rhythmical patterns (weak-strong pattern) such as losing repetition of
the first sign in monosyllabic or disyllabic compounds in American Sign
Language, using the Hand Tier Model. Phonological processes have been reported
in various sign languages, such as Sign Languages of the Netherlands and
Australian Sign Language as well. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate
that compounding in Korean Sign Language (KSL) has the same weak-strong pattern
in compounding as other sign languages. Several KSL compounds are examined, and
the results show that KSL compounds reduce repetition of the first sign,
supporting the weak-strong pattern. (Chosun University,
Research fellow and Professor)
Keywords: Korean Sign Language (KSL),
phonology, compounding, stress, reduction
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