The occurrence of WH-items at the right edge of the sentence, while extremely rare in
spoken languages, is quite common in sign languages. In particular, in sign languages like …

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The problem of discovering frequent arrangements of temporal intervals is studied. It is
assumed that the database consists of sequences of events, where an event occurs during a …

We discuss a construction of Italian Sign Language (LIS) that we call PROREL clauses. This
construction is used to translate Italian relative clauses by native signers of LIS. We show …

Background Broadly, verb forms in many established sign languages divide between those
that move in space in front of the signer's body (agreement and spatial verbs) and those that …

Cross-linguistic studies on question formation suggest that yes/no questions and wh-
questions have different syntax even though they may appear to share certain …

Many tests have been used in eliciting focus constructions and determining what type of
focus a certain linguistic strategy expresses. This paper provides an overview of the various …

This book presents a hypothesis-based description of the clausal structure of German Sign
Language (DGS). The structure of the book is based on the three clausal layers CP, IP/TP …

This book presents a first comprehensive overview of existing research on information
structure in sign languages. Furthermore, it is combined with novel in-depth studies of …

Editorial board: Carlo Geraci, Rachel McKee, Victoria Nyst, Marianne Rossi Stumpf, Felix
Sze, Sandra Wood Over the past decades, the field of sign language linguistics has …