The notion that the form of a word bears an arbitrary relation to its meaning accounts only
partly for the attested relations between form and meaning in the languages of the world …

An unprecedented number of empirical studies have shown that iconic gestures—those that
mimic the sensorimotor attributes of a referent—contribute significantly to language …

The world's languages exhibit striking diversity. At the same time, recurring linguistic
patterns suggest the possibility that this diversity is shaped by features of human cognition …

Traditionally in sign language research, the issue of whether a lexical sign is articulated with
one hand or two has been treated as a strictly phonological matter. We argue that …

The sign languages of deaf communities and the gestures produced by hearing people are
communicative systems that exploit the manual-visual modality as means of expression …

This paper examines how gesturers and signers use their bodies to express concepts such
as instrumentality and humanness. Comparing across eight sign languages (American …

Recent research on signed as well as spoken language shows that the iconic features of the
target language might play a role in language development. Here, we ask further whether …

Analyses of elicited pantomime, primarily of English‐speaking children, show that preschool‐
aged children are more likely to symbolically represent an object with gestures depicting an …

Sign language lexicons incorporate phonological specifications. Evidence from emerging
sign languages suggests that phonological structure emerges gradually in a new language …

Pantomime, gesture in absence of speech, has no conventional meaning. Nevertheless,
individuals seem to be able to produce pantomimes and derive meaning from pantomimes …