Metaphor in American Sign Language

by Phyllis Perrin Wilcox

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Only recently have linguists ceased to regard metaphors as mere frills on the periphery of language and begun to recognize them as cornerstones of discourse. Phyllis Wilcox takes this innovation one step further in her fascinating study of metaphors in American Sign Language (ASL).

Such an inquiry has long been obscured by, as Wilcox calls it, "the shroud of iconicity." ASL's iconic nature once discouraged people from recognizing it as...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1563680998

ISBN13:9781563680991

Release Date:March 2001

Publisher:Gallaudet University Press

Length:228 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Language Arts Minority Studies Specific Demographics

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