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Iconicity of Korean Sign Language and “Tip of the Fingers” Experiences

The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology / The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, (P)1226-9654; (E)2733-466X
2019, v.31 no.2, pp.81-88
https://doi.org/10.22172/cogbio.2019.31.2.002

(2019). Iconicity of Korean Sign Language and “Tip of the Fingers” Experiences. The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 31(2), 81-88, https://doi.org/10.22172/cogbio.2019.31.2.002

Abstract

Signed languages are generally more dominant in visual modality than spoken languages. This study (N=29) examined whether the “tip of the fingers (TOF)” phenomenon 　for sign language would parallel to the “tip of the tongue (TOT)” phenomenon for spoken language. TOF occurred among Korean signers, and specifically, Korean signers were more likely to retrieve a target sign’s hand shape, location and orientation than to retrieve its movement. The existence of TOFs supported a separation between semantic and phonological representations in Korean Sign Language. The link between meaning and phonology was activated automatically for high iconic properties of a sign. These results were consistent with those of previous research on American Sign Language.

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Korean Sign Language, Phonological Parameter, Iconicity, TOF, Fluency in Sign Language, 수화, 수화소, 도상성, 손끝에 맴도는 현상, 수화숙련도

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