Sign Language Semantics is the scholarly study of meaning in sign languages, specifically examining how linguistic forms convey meaning through visual-gestural modalities distinct from spoken languages.
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Visual Intonation in the Prosody of a Sign Language
Svetlana Dachkovsky, Wendy Sandler · Language and Speech · 2009 · 274 citations
On Defining Lexeme in a Signed Language
Trevor Johnston, Adam Schembri · Sign Language & Linguistics · 1999 · 269 citations
Iconicity and Metaphor: Constraints on Metaphorical Extension of Iconic Forms
Verbs in American Sign Language
Susan D. Fischer, Bonnie Gough · Sign language studies · 1978 · 225 citations
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San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
14 h-index
37 publications
1.4K citations
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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16 publications
987 citations
University College London
London, United Kingdom
11 h-index
30 publications
1.6K citations
Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
10 h-index
16 publications
704 citations
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, United States
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20 publications
1.2K citations
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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13 publications
442 citations
Institut Jean Nicod
Paris, France
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12 publications
790 citations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Paris, France
8 h-index
10 publications
751 citations
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- Sign Language & Linguistics
25 publications · 1.4K citations
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- Sign language studies
SLS · 21 publications · 993 citations
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- Language
9 publications · 833 citations
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- Frontiers in Psychology
8 publications · 578 citations
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- Lingua
6 publications · 221 citations
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