The role of iconicity in home sign language
Author
Source
al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 12 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
al-Qasemi Academy al-Qasemi Arabic Language Academy
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (West Bank)
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
The study of signed languages provides an interesting insight into the way humans develop communication systems.
The present study involves an analysis of a selected set of chosen vocabulary used by an adult homesigner, and then is compared to the productions made by his hearing wife.
By comparing the signs made by both of them, conclusions are to be made about the role iconicity plays in their languages.
The wife -a hearing woman- was asked to describe a set of pictures, and the man was asked to describe what he sees respectively.
Grammarians since Saussure have investigated whether language signs and symbols are arbitrary or not.
In general, they have insisted that the relation between languages and symbols produced by the speakers is arbitrary (Frishberg, 1975).
In particular, this paper may shed light on questions of language creation, especially the question “How many brains does it take to make a language ”?
American Psychological Association (APA)
Allush, Iman Garra. 2017. The role of iconicity in home sign language. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature،Vol. 2017, no. 12, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-794972
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Allush, Iman Garra. The role of iconicity in home sign language. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature No. 12 (2017), pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-794972
American Medical Association (AMA)
Allush, Iman Garra. The role of iconicity in home sign language. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 12, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-794972
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 20-21
Record ID
BIM-794972