Although sign languages are crucial for research on the human linguistic capacity, argument structure in these languages is rarely addressed in theoretical and typological studies. This article provides an overview of existing research on argument structure and argument structure alternations in sign languages. It demonstrates that there are many fundamental similarities between the two modalities in the domain of argument structure, such as the basic valency patterns and the semantic basis of argument structure. At the same time, modality effects, such as iconicity, simultaneity, and the use of space, play an important role in argument structure realization. Finally, the article discusses how emerging sign languages present an opportunity to observe and study the emergence of argument structure.

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手语中的论证结构

尽管手语对于研究人类语言能力至关重要，但在理论和类型学研究中很少涉及这些语言的论证结构。本文概述了现有的关于手语论元结构和论元结构交替的研究。它表明，在论元结构领域，两种模态之间存在许多基本相似之处，例如论元结构的基本效价模式和语义基础。同时，模态效应，如象似性、同时性和空间利用，在论证结构的实现中起着重要的作用。最后，本文讨论了新兴手语如何为观察和研究论证结构的出现提供机会。