Barberà, GemmaCabredo Hofherr, PatriciaQuer, Josep, 1965-2020-05-072020-05-072018Barberà G, Cabredo P, Quer J. Agent-backgrounding in Catalan Sign Language (LSC). Sign Lang Linguist. 2018 Dec;21(2):334-49. DOI: 10.1075/sll.00023.bar1387-9316http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44446This paper examines backgrounding strategies for human agents in Catalan Sign Language, that is, constructions featuring human agents that are non-referential. We identify and analyze four types of agent-backgrounding strategies: subjectless constructions, indefinite pronouns, the impersonal axis, and general nouns. Extending on previous work, we offer a description and a semantico-pragmatic analysis of each construction.application/pdfeng© John Benjamins Publishing http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sll.00023.bar Publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use or reprint the material in any form.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sll.00023.barBackgroundingCatalan Sign Language (LSC)Generic human nounsImpersonal axisImpersonal referenceIndefinite pronoun and R-impersonalsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess