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Double Mapping in Metaphorical Expressions of Thought and Communication in Catalan Sign Language (LSC)
- Sign Language Studies
- Gallaudet University Press
- Volume 5, Number 3, Spring 2005
- pp. 292-316
- 10.1353/sls.2005.0008
- Article
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The presence of iconicity in sign languages—that is, conceptual mappings between form (phonology, syntax, etc.) and meaning (semantics)—constitutes a strong argument for cognitive theories. This article analyzes data from Catalan Sign Language to demonstrate an association between grammar and cognitive abilities such as object recognition, spatial structure, body awareness, and the modeling of bodily movement and position in space.