Embodiment in Irish Sign Language Passives

Embodiment in Irish Sign Language Passives

Taking a cognitive linguistic approach, this paper explores passive constructions in Irish Sign Language (ISL). Adopting Foley & Van Valin’s (1984) concept of ‘macroroles’, we introduce the prototypical passive construction in ISL, a construction that incorporates several elements including a sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lorraine Mary Leeson, John Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Irish Association for Applied Linguistics 2020-09-01
Series:Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
Subjects:
Embodiment
Irish Sign Language
Passive Constructions
Macroroles
Cognitive Linguistics
Signs of Ireland Corpus
Online Access:https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/166

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https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/166

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