Instrument syntactic realization in Italian and LIS

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Campo DC	Valore
dc.identifier	ECF_article_12896
dc.title	Instrument syntactic realization in Italian and LIS. A cross-modal comparative study and implications for interpreting practice
dc.contributor.author	Mantovan Lara
dc.contributor.author	Suozzi Alice
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Articolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2023/57/instrument-syntactic-realization-in-italian-and-li/
dc.description.abstract	This study compares how instruments are syntactically realized in Italian and LIS, using a cross-modal comparative approach. In Italian, Instruments are syntactically realized only when they are not recoverable from the verb. Three Instrument types are identified: shadow, default, and open. Only shadow Instruments are incorporated into the verbal root. As for LIS, our analysis reveals that shadow Instruments are preferred and finer-grained compared to Italian, probably due to visual modality. This has implications for Italian-to-LIS interpretation, as interpreters might make a wrong choice when Italian does not specify, but LIS requires a shadow Instrument.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 57 \| Settembre 2023
dc.issued	2023-10-30
dc.dateAccepted	2023-06-22
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-04-06
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2499-1562
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2023/11/004
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Instruments
dc.subject	Italian
dc.subject	Italian Sign Language
dc.subject	Semantic incorporation
dc.subject	Semantic recoverability

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A cross-modal comparative study and implications for interpreting practice

Lara Mantovan Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Alice Suozzi Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

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abstract

This study compares how instruments are syntactically realized in Italian and LIS, using a cross-modal comparative approach. In Italian, Instruments are syntactically realized only when they are not recoverable from the verb. Three Instrument types are identified: shadow, default, and open. Only shadow Instruments are incorporated into the verbal root. As for LIS, our analysis reveals that shadow Instruments are preferred and finer-grained compared to Italian, probably due to visual modality. This has implications for Italian-to-LIS interpretation, as interpreters might make a wrong choice when Italian does not specify, but LIS requires a shadow Instrument.

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30 Ottobre 2023

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22 Giugno 2023

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06 Aprile 2023

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Keywords: Italian Sign Language • Italian • Instruments • Semantic recoverability • Semantic incorporation

permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2023/11/004

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