Abstract published In: Sign Language & Linguistics: Online-First Articles
Dissertation abstract
Patterns of iconicity across sign languages and gestures
Published online: 16 December 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00099.sch
https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.00099.sch
Article outline
- Context of the work
- Chapter 2: Concept selection, signs, and concreteness ratings
- Chapter 3: Iconicity shapes lexical similarity — BSL and DGS
- Chapter 4: Iconicity in concrete and abstract concepts in signs and gestures
- Overall summary
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