Pronoun production and comprehension in American Sign Language: the interaction of space, grammar, and semantics

• Published in: Language, cognition and neuroscience Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 80 - 102
• Main Authors: Frederiksen, Anne Therese, Mayberry, Rachel I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 02.01.2022
• Subjects: American Sign Language; implicit causality biases; pronoun production and comprehension; Pronouns; spatial localisation

Spoken language research has investigated how pronouns are influenced by grammar and semantics/pragmatics. In contrast, sign language research has focused on unambiguous pronominal reference arising from spatial co-reference. However, understanding signed pronouns contributes to cross-linguistically...