Iconicity and arbitrariness in Italian sign language

Sign Language Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 296-321

  Pietrandrea, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 1542335574     PISSN: 03021475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sls.2002.0012     Document Type: Article

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