What is iconicity
The view from sign languages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21703146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabian Bross (0000-0003-3843-3568, University of Stuttgart, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-102 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sign Language & Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1387-9316 • E-ISSN: 1569-996X |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/sll.22003.bro |
| OpenAlex | W4392795158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 55 |
Iconicity has been defined in three majors ways in the sign language literature. Some authors describe iconicity as a similarity mapping between a signifier (the mental representation of the form side of a linguistic sign) and its referent, while others state that iconicity is to be understood as a similarity mapping between a signifier and its meaning. Other scholars have defined iconicity as a similarity mapping between a signifier and some other mental representation. The goal of this paper is to give an overview of the consequences entailed by defining iconicity as a mapping between a signifier and its referent, a signifier and its meaning, or a signifier and some mental concept. These consequences will be discussed from different theoretical perspectives. It will be argued that definitions viewing iconicity as a mapping between a signifier and some associated mental concept work best, while definitions based on reference and meaning run into several theoretical problems or are, at least, rather theory-specific
Iconicity · Linguistics · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Multisensory perception and integration · Philosophy · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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Integration of Word Meaning and World Knowledge in Language Comprehension
Forced Choice Recognition of Sign in Novice Learners of British Sign Language
The role of iconicity, construal, and proficiency in the online processing of handshape
Object and handling handshapes in 11 sign languages
Stage levels, states, and the semantics of the copula
The use of linguistic and world knowledge in language processing
The Development of the Ability to Recognize the Meaning of Iconic Signs
Cognitive iconicity
Iconicity is in the eye of the beholder
Grounded Cognition
Iconicity as a General Property of Language
Iconicity in Saussure's Linguistic Work
Iconicity in Language Processing and Acquisition
Course in General Linguistics
| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |