Abstract:We studied lexical expressions of time in Russian Sign Language (RSL). We collected lexical signs describing a variety of time-related concepts produced by fifteen RSL signers from different regions. We then analyzed semantic, iconic, and morphological properties of these signs, as well as possible interaction between RSL and Russian in this domain. We found out that RSL has a large system of time-related lexemes of all common semantic types. Some of these signs are iconic (and involve metonymy and metaphor). Other signs are noniconic, and probably borrowed from Russian, as they involve initialization or assimilated fingerspelling sequences. Morphologically, many of the basic time-related signs are simple, but RSL also has a number of compounds in this domain. Finally, numeral incorporation is very common for lexical time expressions in RSL, although it is restricted by both lexical and phonological constraints.

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俄语手语中的时间词汇表达

摘要：我们研究了俄罗斯手语 (RSL) 中时间的词汇表达。我们收集了描述由来自不同地区的 15 名 RSL 手语者产生的各种与时间相关的概念的词汇符号。然后，我们分析了这些标志的语义、标志性和形态特性，以及 RSL 和俄语在该领域之间可能的相互作用。我们发现 RSL 拥有一个包含所有常见语义类型的与时间相关的词素的大型系统。其中一些标志是标志性的（并且涉及转喻和隐喻）。其他符号是非标志性的，可能是从俄语借来的，因为它们涉及初始化或同化的手指拼写序列。在形态上，许多基本的时间相关标志很简单，但 RSL 在该领域也有许多化合物。最后，