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Sign Language & LinguisticsVol. 27:1 (2024) ► pp.116–124
Dissertation abstract
The role of iconicity and simultaneity in efficient communication in the visual modality
Evidence from LIS (Italian Sign Language)
Article outline
- Context of the work
- Methodology
- Study 1: The role of iconicity and simultaneity in efficient communication (Chapter 2)
- Study 2: Using depiction for efficient communication in LIS (Chapter 3)
- Study 3: Simultaneity as an emergent property of efficient communication in language (Chapter 4)
- Conclusion
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