Lara Mantovan

List of John Benjamins publications in which Lara Mantovan is involved.

Journal

Sign Language & Linguistics

Edited by Roland Pfau and Pamela Perniss

ISSN 1387-9316 | E‑ISSN 1569‑996X

Articles

Mantovan, Lara and Carlo Geraci 2018 R-impersonal interpretation in Italian Sign Language (LIS) Impersonal human reference in Sign Languages, Barberà, Gemma and Patricia Cabredo Hofherr (eds.), pp. 232–256 | Article

In this paper, we examine agent backgrounding in Italian Sign Language (LIS). Specifically, we are interested in identifying and describing the strategies used by LIS signers to reduce referentiality. On the basis of low-referential contexts (cf. questionnaire in the Introduction chapter), we… read more

Mantovan, Lara and Carlo Geraci 2017 The syntax of nominal modification in Italian Sign Language (LIS) Sign Language & Linguistics 20:2, pp. 183–220 | Article

In this paper, we investigate structural aspects of nominal modification in Italian Sign Language (LIS), a language with a relatively flexible word order. In order to tackle the issue, this study combines different approaches, including generalizations from typological universals on word order,… read more