Sign Apr 2026

: This paper compares American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL) with spoken English and Spanish. It investigates iconicity —how much a "sign" (word or gesture) physically resembles what it means (e.g., the sign for "drink" looking like drinking from a cup).

: This paper analyzes prehistoric cave markings across Europe. Instead of just looking at animal drawings, researchers focused on geometric "signs"—dots, lines, and triangles—that appear repeatedly across different caves. : This paper compares American Sign Language (ASL)

: This is a foundational text for semiotics (the study of signs and symbols). Peirce breaks down how a sign works through a three-part structure: the sign itself, the object it represents, and the "interpretant" (how we understand it). Instead of just looking at animal drawings, researchers

3. Comparing Visual vs. Spoken Language (Psychology/Linguistics) researchers focused on geometric "signs"—dots

Humans 40,000 y ago developed a system of conventional signs