Iconicity in Sign Language: A Theoretical and Methodological Point of View

Authors:
Marie-Anne Sallandre;Christian Cuxac
Affiliations:
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Venue:
GW '01 Revised Papers from the International Gesture Workshop on Gesture and Sign Languages in Human-Computer Interaction
Year:
2001

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French Sign Language: Proposition of a Structural Explanation by Iconicity

GW '99 Proceedings of the International Gesture Workshop on Gesture-Based Communication in Human-Computer Interaction
Research on Computer Science and Sign Language: Ethical Aspects

GW '01 Revised Papers from the International Gesture Workshop on Gesture and Sign Languages in Human-Computer Interaction

Research on Computer Science and Sign Language: Ethical Aspects

GW '01 Revised Papers from the International Gesture Workshop on Gesture and Sign Languages in Human-Computer Interaction

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Abstract

This research was carried out within the framework of the linguistic theory of iconicity and cognitive grammar for French Sign Language (FSL). In this paper we briefly explain some crucial elements used to analyse any Sign Language (SL), especially transfer operations, which appear to make up the core of a spatial grammar. Then we present examples taken from our video database of deaf native speakers engaged in narrative activities. Finally we discuss the difficulty as well as the importance of studying highly iconic occurrences in uninterrupted spontaneous FSL discourse.