类型学视角下的手语代词系统研究

The Pronominal Systems of Sign Languagesfrom a Typological Perspective

对手语这种视觉-空间语言的代词系统进行探讨,描写了中国手语上海地方变体的代词体系和指代特征,分析了手语代词系统的独特之处,兼与汉语、英语和法语的代词系统进行比较,以得出语言类型学方面的启发。指出手语在具有指代功能的词类范畴、称代与指示功能的明确性、以及代词的衍生用法等方面,与有声语言存在差异。

This study aims to probe into the pronominal systems of sign languages in visual-spatial modality It describes the pronominal system and indexing features of Shanghai dialect, a local variant of Chinese sign lan- guage, analyzes the uniqueness of pronominal systems of sign languages in comparison to the spoken languages like Chinese, English and French for the purpose of seeking typological implications. The author thinks that sign languages differ from spoken languages in word categories with indexing and pronominal meanings, the clarity and certainty of indexing and pronominal functions, and the extended non-questioning functions of question pronouns.