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  • 3 - Iconicity

  • Diane Brentari, University of Chicago
  • Book:
    Sign Language Phonology
    Published online:
    04 November 2019
    Print publication:
    21 November 2019, pp 75-98

  • Summary

    In this chapter, the ways that iconicity and phonological constraints work together in sign languages will be described. Different types of iconicity will be delineated, and then a number of examples will be provided of how the phonetic pressures of ease of articulation, ease of perception, and iconicity conspire in sign language phonology. Iconicity is pervasive in sign languages, which makes these languages fertile ground for research on the topic, and it offers a way for work on sign languages to make a contribution to linguistic theory more broadly.