New perspectives on the neurobiology of sign languages
K Emmorey - Frontiers in communication, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The first 40 years of research on the neurobiology of sign languages (1960–2000)
established that the same key left hemisphere brain regions support both signed and …
established that the same key left hemisphere brain regions support both signed and …
The ASL-LEX 2.0 Project: A database of lexical and phonological properties for 2,723 signs in American Sign Language
ZS Sehyr, N Caselli… - The Journal of Deaf …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ASL-LEX is a publicly available, large-scale lexical database for American Sign Language
(ASL). We report on the expanded database (ASL-LEX 2.0) that contains 2,723 ASL signs …
(ASL). We report on the expanded database (ASL-LEX 2.0) that contains 2,723 ASL signs …
Iconicity ratings really do measure iconicity, and they open a new window onto the nature of language
This paper reviews recent research using participant ratings to measure the iconicity (form-
meaning resemblance) of words and signs. This method, by enabling wide coverage of …
meaning resemblance) of words and signs. This method, by enabling wide coverage of …
Second verse, same as the first: On the use of signing systems in modern interventions for deaf and hard of hearing children in the USA
Signing systems that attempted to represent spoken language via manual signs–some
invented, and some borrowed from natural sign languages–have historically been used in …
invented, and some borrowed from natural sign languages–have historically been used in …
The role of modality in L2 learning: The importance of learners acquiring a second sign language (M2L2 and M1L2 learners)
DC Pichler, E Koulidobrova - Language Learning, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Second language acquisition (SLA) research offers valuable insight on how languages are
learned and how they coexist and influence each other. Sign language learners offer unique …
learned and how they coexist and influence each other. Sign language learners offer unique …
Two measures are better than one: combining iconicity ratings and guessing experiments for a more nuanced picture of iconicity in the lexicon
Iconicity in language is receiving increased attention from many fields, but our
understanding of iconicity is only as good as the measures we use to quantify it. We …
understanding of iconicity is only as good as the measures we use to quantify it. We …
Often Overlooked Aspects of Sound Symbolism: The Influence of Participants' Characteristics on Size Ratings
Sound symbolism is a non-arbitrary mapping between phonetic properties and meanings.
The existence and nature of sound symbolism have long been the subject of empirical …
The existence and nature of sound symbolism have long been the subject of empirical …
A data-driven approach to the semantics of iconicity in American Sign Language and English
A growing body of research shows that both signed and spoken languages display regular
patterns of iconicity in their vocabularies. We compared iconicity in the lexicons of American …
patterns of iconicity in their vocabularies. We compared iconicity in the lexicons of American …
Visual form of ASL verb signs predicts non-signer judgment of transitivity
Longstanding cross-linguistic work on event representations in spoken languages have
argued for a robust mapping between an event's underlying representation and its syntactic …
argued for a robust mapping between an event's underlying representation and its syntactic …
Iconicity Emerges From Language Experience: Evidence From Japanese Ideophones and Their English Equivalents
H Iida, K Akita - Cognitive Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Iconicity is a relationship of resemblance between the form and meaning of a sign.
Compelling evidence from diverse areas of the cognitive sciences suggests that iconicity …
Compelling evidence from diverse areas of the cognitive sciences suggests that iconicity …