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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah F Taub |
| ISBN: | 0521770629 9780521770620 |
| OCLC Number: | 44117963 |
| Description: | xvi, 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | A glimpse of the material -- Motivation and linguistic theory -- Iconicity defined and demonstrated -- The analogue-building model of linguistic iconicity -- Survey of iconicity in signed and spoken languages -- Metaphor in American Sign Language: the double mapping -- Many metaphors in a single sign -- The vertical scale as source domain -- Verb agreement paths in American Sign Language -- Complex superposition of metaphors in an American Sign Language poem -- The future of signed-language research. |
| Responsibility: | Sarah F. Taub. |
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