Abstract We introduce Crip Linguistics as a theoretical and abolitionist framework. People
use languages in different ways. Some people use language to help find other people like …

Iconicity in language is receiving increased attention from many fields, but our
understanding of iconicity is only as good as the measures we use to quantify it. We …

Sound symbolism refers to non-arbitrary associations between word forms and meaning,
such as those observed for some properties of sounds and size or shape. Recent evidence …

In this contribution, we offer a first exploration of stance expressions in Flemish Sign
Language (VGT). define stance as the expression of feelings, attitudes, judgments …

Tämän artikkelin peruskysymys on: Mitä on kieli? Kysymystä ei jokapäiväisessä
kielentutkimuksessa välttämättä ajatella, saati mahdollista vastausta problematisoida, sillä …

This chapter will focus on the deep evolutionary history of the cognitive capacities
underlying linguistic iconicity. The complex capacity for linguistic iconicity has roots in a …

Enactment is a frequent depictive strategy used to denote referents. Its referential functions
are increasingly well-documented cross-linguistically, notably in sign languages. A lesser …

The vocabularies of natural languages harbour many instances of iconicity, where words
show a perceived resemblance between aspects of form and meaning. An open challenge …

Morphological complexity has been used as a measure to classify languages into types that
are more and less complex and to link language age and social structure. For example …

This chapter discusses French Sign Language (LSF) corpora and how they have evolved
over the last thirty years in France. We first outline the epistemological and social conditions …