Differences in language use and structures between signed and spoken languages have
often been attributed to so-called language “modality.” Indeed, this is derived from the …

Already at a relatively early stage, modern sign language linguistics focused on the
representation of (actions, locations, and motions of) referents (1) through the use of the …

Repetition is one of the most basic operations on talk, often discussed for its iconic
meanings. Ideophones are marked words that depict sensory imagery, often identified by …

Do signers of different signed languages establish and maintain reference the same way?
Here we compare how signers of five Western deaf signed languages coordinate fully …

This article describes how deaf signers of Auslan (a deaf signed language of Australia)
coordinate fully conventionalised forms (such as lexical manual signs and English …

Investigations of iconicity in language, whereby interactants coordinate meaningful bodily
actions to create resemblances, are prevalent across the human communication sciences …

This paper presents a study of the use of constructed action (CA) in the stories and
conversations of adult Finnish Sign Language (FinSL) signers of different ages. CA is …

The framework of depicting put forward by offers a schematic vantage point from which to
examine iconic language use. Confronting the framework with empirical data, we consider …

This paper investigates the interplay of constructed action and the clause in Finnish Sign
Language (FinSL). Constructed action is a form of gestural enactment in which the signers …

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 …