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Abstract
We describe an intriguing interaction of negation and tense in Georgian Sign Language (GESL), a sign language which to date has
received close to no attention by linguists. GESL verbs that employ an irregular negation strategy in the present tense (modal
verbs and the verb know) require double marking in the past tense, i.e. the irregular negative form combines with the
negative particle not, which is not used in the present and future tense with these verbs. The GESL data thus provide us with direct
evidence for an active contribution of the feature tense in the grammar of GESL – in contrast to most other sign languages
previously studied. We also offer a cross-linguistic perspective on the data by discussing instances of Negative Concord reported
for various sign languages as well as tense-negation interactions attested in spoken languages.
期刊介绍：
Sign Language & Linguistics is a peer-reviewed, international journal which aims to increase our understanding of language by providing an academic forum for researchers to discuss sign languages in the larger context of natural language, crosslinguistically and crossmodally. SLL presents studies that apply existing theoretical insights to sign language in order to further our understanding of SL; it investigates and expands our knowledge of grammar based on the study of SL and it specifically addresses the effect of modality (signed vs. spoken) on the structure of grammar.
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