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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)
Peer reviewedShibles, Warren – Italica, 1994
Develops an extended and precise rendering of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in order to clarify difficulties in analyzing Italian. The method used is the paradigm method of analysis since there are no universal phonemic rules of pronunciation that will allow one to correctly pronounce Italian. Tables of transcriptions are included. (32…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Italian
