Abstract published In: Sign Language & Linguistics: Online-First Articles
Dissertation abstract
Complex syntactic constructions in Russian Sign Language and Sign Language of the Netherlands
A study of complement and relative clauses
Published online: 2 December 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00098.khr
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00098.khr
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Complement clauses
- 3.Relative clauses
- 4.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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