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Direct linkRusso, Tommaso – Sign Language Studies, 2004
In this article the linguistic features of three Italian Sign Language (Lingua Italiana dei Segni, or LIS) registers are analyzed focusing on iconic phenomena. Previous treatments of iconicity and motivation in spoken and signed language are discussed. Iconicity is defined as a regular mapping between expressive form and meaning that can be active…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Italian, Linguistics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Peer reviewedMaeder, Christine; Loncke, Filip – Sign Language Studies, 1996
Examines the influence of sign language structures on the spontaneous use of time and space markers in French and French Sign Language. The study compared the use of nonspatialized utterances and spatialized structures of deaf and hearing children, adolescents, and adults. Findings shed light on the different types of errors in understanding. (17…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Deafness
