APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Anchoring Is Amodal: Evidence from a Signed Language
- Qatherine Dana
Northeastern University - Diane Brentari
University of Chicago - Outi Bat-El
Tel-Aviv University - Iris Berent
Northeastern University
Abstract
Does the language faculty include abstract amodal rules? ANCHORING is a morphological constraint enforced by speakers of spoken languages. Here, we asked whether native ASL signers apply ANCHORING to signs. Results showed that signers reliably favored ANCHORING-consistent- over -inconsistent forms (ABB>ABA). Our findings suggest that ANCHORING is an amodal constraint.
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