Metaphors, Iconicity And Sign Language
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 11:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Some metaphors are difficult to explain - if you have a child and use one and get asked what it means, and then get asked what the definition means, you know what we...mean...see how hard it can be to communicate? They're even more difficult in sign language and a recent study on the use of metaphors in spoken language and various sign languages looks into the issue. The recent paper by Irit Meir of the University of Haifa examines the interrelations between two notions that play an important role in language and communication, iconicity and metaphor. read more