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Peer reviewedRoss, Nigel J. – World Englishes, 1999
Many languages use vast numbers of words borrowed from English, and modified (clipped) to use the first part of the word only. The paper provides examples, mainly from Italian, examining the linguistic reasons for such clipped forms and presents several clipped Italian terms used in English, noting that the same thing can happen in reverse. (SMN)
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Italian, Linguistic Borrowing
Direct linkRusso, Tommaso – Sign Language Studies, 2004
In this article the linguistic features of three Italian Sign Language (Lingua Italiana dei Segni, or LIS) registers are analyzed focusing on iconic phenomena. Previous treatments of iconicity and motivation in spoken and signed language are discussed. Iconicity is defined as a regular mapping between expressive form and meaning that can be active…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Italian, Linguistics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
