Sign Language Reveals the Hidden Logical Structure, and Limitations, of Spoken Language

ENN
Nov 6, 2018, 11:33 am29 pts
Sign languages can help reveal hidden aspects of the logical structure of spoken language, but they also highlight its limitations because speech lacks the rich iconic resources that sign language uses on top of its sophisticated grammar.

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