Motivated sign formation in Hieroglyphic Egyptian and German Sign Language (DGS). Towards a typology of iconic signs in visual linguistic systems

Buchbeitrag

In Spoken Egyptian, the form of a linguistic sign is restricted by rules of root structure and consonant compatibility as well as word-formation patterns. Hieroglyphic Egyptian, however, displays additional principles of sign formation. Iconicity is one of the crucial features of a part of its sign inventory. In this article, hieroglyphic iconicity will be investigated by means of a preliminary comparative typology originally developed for German Sign Language (Kutscher 2010). The authors argue that patterns found in Egyptian hieroglyphic sign formation are systematically comparable to patterns of German Sign Language (DGS). These patterns determine what types of lexical meaning can be inferred from iconic linguistic signs.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Ägyptisch ; Hieroglyphe ; Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS) ; Zeichensprache ; Andere Sprachen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lincke, Eliese-Sophia ; Kutscher, Silvia
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Hamburg : Widmaier
• (when): 2015-01-28

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-34334
• Last update: 06.03.2025, 9:00 AM CET