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Direct linkRusso, Tommaso – Sign Language Studies, 2005
This article deals with two main topics: the interplay of iconicity and metaphors in signed language discourse and the relevance of sociocultural knowledge for a full understanding of LIS metaphors. In metaphors, the iconic features of signs play a role in the creative process of determining a mental fit between two different domains. Iconicity…
Descriptors: Semantics, Figurative Language, Cognitive Processes, Sign Language
