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Introduction published In: Impersonal human reference in Sign Languages
Edited by Gemma Barberà and Patricia Cabredo Hofherr
[Sign Language & Linguistics 21:2] 2018
► pp. 183–203

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Special issue articles

Impersonal human reference in sign languages

Introduction and questionnaire

 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 | CNRS UMR 7023 | Université Paris 8 (UPL)
Published online: 22 March 2019
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Agent-backgrounding devices
  • 3.Readings of R-impersonals
    • 3.1Episodic vs. generalizing readings of R-impersonals
      • 3.1.1Descriptive and prescriptive generic readings of R-impersonals
      • 3.1.2Anchored, vague and inferred existential readings
    • 3.2Inclusive vs. exclusive readings of R-impersonals
    • 3.3Restriction to humans
    • 3.4Domain-restriction and R-impersonals
      • 3.4.1Corporate readings
      • 3.4.2Locative universal readings
    • 3.5Verbs of saying
    • 3.6Conditionals
  • 4.Contributions to this issue
  • 5.R-impersonals questionnaire and methodology
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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