A Grammar of Italian Sign Language (LIS)

1.1.1.1.1. Endocentric compounds

A LIS example of endocentric compound is heart^attack. This compound is formed by two stems coming from the core lexicon.

heart^attack

‘Heart attack’ (recreated from Santoro, 2018: 50)

The meaning of the whole compound is compositionally obtained combining the meanings of the two members.

Another example is CL(4): ‘columns’^CL(4): ‘rows’ for ‘table/chart’. This compound is formed by two stems coming from the non-core lexicon (two classifiers).

CL(4): ‘columns’^CL(4): ‘rows’

‘Table/chart’ (recreated from Santoro, 2018: 54)

The meaning of whole compound (table, intended as an arrangement of numbers or symbols in rows on a page) is transparent.

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Chiara Branchini & Lara Mantovan

Bibliographical reference for citation

The entire grammar:
Branchini, Chiara and Lara Mantovan (eds.). 2020. A Grammar of Italian Sign Language (LIS). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series). (http://sign-hub.eu/grammars/...) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

A Chapter:
Smith, Mary. 2020. Syntax: 3. Coordination and Subordination. In Branchini, Chiara and Lara Mantovan (eds.), A Grammar of Italian Sign Language (LIS). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. ((http://sign-hub.eu/grammars/...) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

A Section:
Smith, Mary. 2020. Phonology: 1.1.1.2. Finger configuration. In Mary, Smith, Ben Smith and Carlo Smith (eds.), A Grammar of Catalan Sign Language (LSC). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. (http://sign-hub.eu/grammars/...) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

Smith, Mary. 2020. Syntax: 3.1.2.1.3. Manual markers in disjunctive coordination. In Mary, Smith, Ben Smith and Carlo Smith (eds.), A Grammar of Catalan Sign Language (LSC). 1st edn. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. (http://sign-hub.eu/grammars/...) (Accessed 31-10-2021)