In recent years there has been a growing interest in sign second language acquisition
(SSLA). However, research in this area is sparse. As signed and spoken languages are …

Abstract Additional language (L2/Ln) research largely focuses on learners whose first
languages are spoken and who are learning additional spoken languages. In the past few …

Meanings communicated with depictions constitute an integral part of how speakers and
signers actually use language (Clark, 2016). Recent studies have argued that, in sign …

This dissertation reports on a study on the acquisition of Sign Language of the Netherlands
(Nederlandse Gebarentaal, NGT) as a second or additional language in adult learners of …

Several lines of research within developmental psychology, experimental semiotics and
language origins studies have recently converged in their interest in pantomime as a system …

As semiotic beings, we build our understanding of the discourses we participate in, and
more generally of the world around us, by integrating signs in different modalities into …

Investigations of quotatives are essential for understanding how humans talk about talking.
However, comparison of quotatives and other communicative phenomena have been …

This paper concerns the acquisition of the sign lexicon in L2 learners of Swedish Sign
Language. Sampled data (conversation and narrative retelling) from a longitudinal learner …

Slonimska: The role of iconicity and simultaneity in efficient communication in the visual
modality Page 1 The role of iconicity and simultaneity in efficient communication in the visual …

Visual manifestations of an object that moves from one place to another are common in sign
languages. Here, we offer an overview of techniques for conveying motion of an entity based …