Fabian Bross
List of John Benjamins publications for which Fabian Bross plays a role.
2024 What is iconicity? The view from sign languages Sign Language & Linguistics 27:1, pp. 73–102 | Article
Iconicity has been defined in three majors ways in the sign language literature. Some authors describe iconicity as a similarity mapping between a signifier (the mental representation of the form side of a linguistic sign) and its referent, while others state that iconicity is to be understood… read more
2023 Wh -doubling in German Sign Language: Why not sluicing? Sign Language & Linguistics 26:2, pp. 258–275 | Article
Wh-doubling is a widely attested phenomenon in sign languages. Several analyses are found in the literature assuming, for example, base-generation of one of the doubles or making (heavy) use of remnant movement. Using data from German Sign Language, this article discusses the possibility… read more
2020 Why do we shake our heads? On the origin of the headshake Gesture 19:2/3, pp. 269–298 | Article
This article discusses several arguments in favor of the hypothesis that the headshake as a gesture for negation has its origins in early childhood experiences. It elaborates on Charles Darwin’s observation that children inevitably shake their heads in order to stop food intake when sated,… read more
2019 The clausal syntax of German Sign Language: A cartographic approach Sign Language & Linguistics 22:2, pp. 267–274 | Abstract