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Author: Phyllis Perrin Wilcox
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781563680991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs she explains, "If the iconic influence that surrounds metaphor is set aside, the results will be greater understanding and interpretations that are less opaque."".
Author: Sarah F. Taub
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-02-26
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1139428225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the role of meaning in linguistic theory? Generative linguists have severely limited the influence of meaning, claiming that language is not affected by other cognitive processes and that semantics does not influence linguistic form. Conversely, cognitivist and functionalist linguists believe that meaning pervades and motivates all levels of linguistic structure. This dispute can be resolved conclusively by evidence from signed languages. Signed languages are full of iconic linguistic items: words, inflections, and even syntactic constructions with structural similarities between their physical form and their referents' form. Iconic items can have concrete meanings and also abstract meanings through conceptual metaphors. Language from the Body rebuts the generativist linguistic theories which separate form and meaning and asserts that iconicity can only be described in a cognitivist framework where meaning can influence form.
Author: Anastasia Meermann
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2015-06-18
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1443878847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe conceptual metaphor of ""distance"" plays a crucial role in current perceptions of the world and humans' various interactions within it. It hardly seems possible to conceptualize space and time, emotional involvement in events, and relationships with other people in terms other than ""distance"". As a consequence, this primarily spatial concept figures prominently in the verbal expression of these abstract notions, and is thus highly relevant for the analysis of linguistic phenomena. In recen ...
Author: Clayton Valli
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9781563680977
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.
Author: Scott K. Liddell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-03-13
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780521016506
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Author: Roland Pfau
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2012-08-31
Total Pages: 1140
ISBN-13: 3110261324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSign language linguists show here that all questions relevant to the linguistic investigation of spoken languages can be asked about sign languages. Conversely, questions that sign language linguists consider - even if spoken language researchers have not asked them yet - should also be asked of spoken languages. The HSK handbook Sign Language aims to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sign language linguistics. It includes 44 chapters, written by leading researchers in the field, that address issues in language typology, sign language grammar, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, and language documentation and transcription. Crucially, all topics are presented in a way that makes them accessible to linguists who are not familiar with sign language linguistics.
Author: Diane Brentari
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-11-21
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1107113474
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurveys key findings and ideas in sign language phonology, exploring the crucial areas in phonology to which sign language studies has contributed.
Author: Elena Semino
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-11-03
Total Pages: 765
ISBN-13: 1317374703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featuring 35 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, the volume takes a broad view of the field of metaphor and language, and brings together diverse and distinct theoretical and applied perspectives to cover six key areas: Theoretical approaches to metaphor and language, covering Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Relevance Theory, Blending Theory and Dynamical Systems Theory; Methodological approaches to metaphor and language, discussing ways of identifying metaphors in verbal texts, images and gestures, as well as the use of corpus linguistics; Formal variation in patterns of metaphor use across text types, historical periods and languages; Functional variation of metaphor, in contexts including educational, commercial, scientific and political discourse, as well as online trolling; The applications of metaphor for problem solving, in business, education, healthcare and conflict situations; Language, metaphor, and cognitive development, examining the processing and comprehension of metaphors. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Metaphor is a must-have survey of this key field, and is essential reading for those interested in language and metaphor.
Author: Emily Shaw
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Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781563686214
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Dictionary of all know texts featuring illustrations of early American Sign Language and historical images of French Sign language and linking them with contemporary signs"--
Author: Rachel Sutton-Spence
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-09-16
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1349931799
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity is the first textbook dedicated to analyzing and appreciating sign language storytelling, poetry and humour. The authors assume no prior knowledge of sign language or literary studies, introducing readers to a world of visual language creativity in deaf communities. Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity - Explains in straightforward terms the unique features of this embodied language art form - Draws on an online anthology of over 150 sign language stories, poems and jokes - Suggests ways of analysing and appreciating the rich artistic heritage of deaf communities Watch a short video about the book.
