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This paper concerns the acquisition of the sign lexicon in L2 learners of Swedish Sign Language. Sampled data
(conversation and narrative retelling) from a longitudinal learner corpus with 16 adult L2 signers was analyzed and compared with
data from nine L1 signers. The use of three broad types of signs was analyzed: lexical signs, partly-lexical signs (i.e. depicting
signs) and non-lexical signs. The results revealed some differences between L1 and L2 signers, especially with regard
to depicting signs. The number of depicting signs used by L2 learners increased over time, approaching the target language use.
Qualitatively, we observed differences between L1 and L2 signers in their use of depicting signs, related to handshape choice
and sign constructions. We discuss these findings in light of previous research linked to L2 vocabulary as well as the role of
gestural knowledge in sign L2 acquisition.
期刊介绍：
LIA is a bilingual English-French journal that publishes original theoretical and empirical research of high scientific quality at the forefront of current debates concerning language acquisition. It covers all facets of language acquisition among different types of learners and in diverse learning situations, with particular attention to oral speech and/or to signed languages. Topics include the acquisition of one or more foreign languages, of one or more first languages, and of sign languages, as well as learners’ use of gestures during speech; the relationship between language and cognition during acquisition; bilingualism and situations of linguistic contact – for example pidginisation and creolisation. The bilingual nature of LIA aims at reaching readership in a wide international community, while simultaneously continuing to attract intellectual and linguistic resources stemming from multiple scientific traditions in Europe, thereby remaining faithful to its original French anchoring. LIA is the direct descendant of the French-speaking journal AILE.
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