PST-377 Depiction, Iconicity, and Gesture

Course Overview

Different types of depiction in signed languages include role shifting, classifier constructions, and other iconic “uses of signing space.” Depictions are also performed by non-signers and in this context are generally considered to be kinds of gesture. This course introduces students to central notions in gesture studies and multimodal language research and a framework with which to identify and describe basic depiction types in language use. Throughout the semester students perform exercises in analyzing depiction observed in ASL.

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