Metaphor In American Sign Language

Phyllis Perrin Wilcox

It is only relatively recently that linguists have acknowledged the importance of metaphors as cornerstones of discourse. Phyllis Wilcox takes this one step further in this fascinating study of metaphors in American Sign Language. Wilcox presents methods for distinguishing between icon and metaphor and concludes her study with an analysis of the ASL poem, 'The Dogs' by Ella Mae Lentz. Hardcover 228 pages 2000

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