A Grammar of Italian Sign Language (LIS)

3.1.4.2. Gapping

Gapping refers to the possibility of eliding the verb of a conjunct in a coordinated structure. In LIS, it is possible to elide the verb of one coordinated clause, if it is identical to the verb of the other conjunct, as shown in the examples below.

 

 

 

         a.            lauraa meat eat sarab salad

         ‘Laura eats meat and Sara salad.’

 

 

 

         b.            tomorrow party. ix1 meat bring a-n-n-a beer l-u-c-a salad

         ‘Tomorrow there is a party. I will bring meat, Anna beer, and Luca salad.’

 

 

 

         c.            ix1 news see ix2 film

         ‘I watch the news and you the film.’

 

In attested cases of gapping, the elided verb is in the second conjunct, never in the first conjunct.


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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)

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