Formal Representation of Interrogation in French Sign Language - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique
Conference Papers Year : 2024

Formal Representation of Interrogation in French Sign Language

Abstract

This paper concerns the marking of interrogation in French Sign Language (LSF). Early work on Sign Languages (SLs) underlined the role of non-manual elements in the production of interrogatives. Studies often point to the role of eyebrows depending on the type of question: eyebrows would usually be raised for the production of yes/no questions, while they would be lowered for other types of questions. For LSF, previous studies seem to validate this contrast. We tested this thoroughly in the framework of AZee, a formal approach to SL modeling based on the identification of linguistic associations between forms and identified meanings, called production rules. We present our methodology to extract AZee production rules, consisting of data searches alternating form and meaning criteria gradually converging to strong associations, ultimately leading to production rules. Our results (i) show no link between raised or lowered eyebrows and a specific type of question, (ii) highlight instead the role of another non-manual marker: the advancement of the chin. However, since eyebrows remain frequently involved in the analyzed questions (all types included), we intend to further focus on the potential role of the signer's expectations while formulating his request.
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hal-04712681 , version 1 (27-09-2024)

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Emmanuella Martinod, Michael Filhol. Formal Representation of Interrogation in French Sign Language. Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on representation and processing of Sign Languages, May 2024, Turin, Italy. ⟨hal-04712681⟩
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