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  • Linguistics
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Metaphor is prevalent in both spoken and sign languages.
  • Sign languages utilize a visual-manual modality, influencing metaphorical expression.
  • Previous research has not fully explored the unique constraints on metaphor in sign languages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore and delineate key differences between metaphors in sign languages and spoken languages.
  • To identify specific linguistic principles governing metaphorical constructions in the visual-manual modality.
  • To offer novel insights into the general nature of metaphor and figurative language.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of metaphorical expressions across sign and spoken languages.
  • Examination of specific constraints, including the Double Mapping Constraint and element dependency.
  • Linguistic analysis of metaphoric and simile usage in predicative positions.

Main Results:

  • Identified three primary differences: infelicitous spoken language metaphors in sign, restricted use of body-part terms in sign language metaphors, and dispreferred similes in predicative positions in sign languages.
  • Demonstrated that the Double Mapping Constraint and Croft's (2003) constraint on element autonomy/dependency explain these differences.
  • Highlighted the role of iconicity and modality in shaping metaphorical structures.

Conclusions:

  • Metaphorical systems in sign languages are constrained by modality and iconicity, differing significantly from spoken languages.
  • The Double Mapping Constraint and principles of element dependency offer a unified explanation for observed differences.
  • Studying metaphor in sign languages provides crucial insights into universal aspects of figurative language and cognition.