Signed Language and Gesture Research in Cognitive Linguistics

This volume brings together research in the field of cognitive linguistics that focuses on critical topics and current studies of signed language, theories of iconicity, and gesture. Authors' contributions comprise five sections including guiding research principles, iconicity, multimodality, blending and metaphor, and grammatical constructions, bookended by introductory and concluding remarks chapters. The pioneering work of Sherman Wilcox is highlighted throughout, scaffolding much of the work of these contributors.