The purpose of this paper is to provide the data of minimal pairs that one-handed and two-handed signs in Korean Sign Language show and to explore the properties of the prosodic structure of the sign, namely the syllable and mora, following Perlmutter...
The purpose of this paper is to provide the data of minimal pairs that one-handed and two-handed signs in Korean Sign Language show and to explore the properties of the prosodic structure of the sign, namely the syllable and mora, following Perlmutter (1992). In addition, constraints on syllabic well-formedness are examined, focusing on dynamic components that are realized as a sequenced articulation of a structural parameter, which motivate a distinction between monosyllabic and disyllabic signs of Korean Sign Language.