University thesis:
Dissertation, Universität Köln, 2014
Footnote:
De Gruyter eBook-Paket Sprachwissenschaft
Description:
Iconicity in sign languages is usually considered a marginal linguistic phenomenon. Using the example of the German sign language (DGS), this book examines if this assumption is justified or merely attributable to the constraints of the auditory medium. The grammar and syntax of DGS suggest that iconicity is at least as important as arbitrariness, which is why the former should be reflected more strongly in linguistic theory.