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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Sign Language Studies
  • Semantics

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  • The bodily-mapping hypothesis proposes iconic links between linguistic scope and physical articulation in sign languages.
  • German Sign Language (DGS) shows high scope operators using high articulators (e.g., eyebrows) and lower scope categories manually.
  • DGS also exhibits specific concatenation patterns for modal categories based on their scopal height.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the bodily-mapping hypothesis in Turkish Sign Language (TSL).
  • To investigate the expression and concatenation of epistemic, deontic, and root modality in TSL.
  • To compare TSL findings with those from German Sign Language (DGS).

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of epistemic, deontic, and root modality in TSL.
  • Examination of nonmanual markings and manual signs associated with modal categories.
  • Comparison of TSL modal expression and concatenation with DGS.

Main Results:

  • Epistemic modality in TSL requires nonmanual markings with the upper face, supporting the bodily-mapping hypothesis.
  • Unlike DGS, TSL requires an additional manual sign for epistemic modality.
  • Deontic and root modality expressions in TSL were also analyzed for differences.

Conclusions:

  • The bodily-mapping hypothesis is partially supported in TSL regarding epistemic modality's upper facial articulation.
  • TSL presents a unique feature with an additional manual sign for epistemic modality, differing from DGS.
  • Two potential models (base-generation or movement account) are proposed to explain TSL findings.