Iconicity in Sign Language: A Theoretical and Methodological Point of View
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This research comes within the framework of the linguistic theory of iconicity and cognitive grammar for French Sign Language (FSL). In this paper we briefly recall some crucial elements used to analyse any Sign Language (SL), especially transfers operations which appear to be the core of spatial grammar. Then we present examples from our video database with deaf native speakers engaged in narrative activities. Finally we try to discuss the difficulty but the importance of studying high iconic occurrences in natural continuous FSL discourse.
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