The ancient and modern mano cornuta use

Maria Mertzani

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The study analyses the iconography of 602 Attic vases where the mano cornuta appears, and parallels its themes to the meanings of 110 Y-handshape signs of three sign languages: the American Sign Language, Brasilian Sign Language, and Greek Sign Language. The examination demonstrates mano cornuta to be the etymon of cognate signs among the three sign languages. 

 

Resumo: O estudo analisa a iconografia de 602 vasos áticos, onde aparece a mano cornuta, e paraleliza seus temas com os significados de 110 sinais com a configuração de mão Y, em três línguas de sinais: em Língua Americana de Sinais, em Língua Brasileira de Sinais e em Língua Grega de Sinais. O exame demonstra que a mano cornuta é o étimo dos sinais cognatos entre as três línguas de sinais.


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Mano cornuta, American Sign Language, Greek Sign Language, Brasilian Sign Language, Attic vase iconography

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15210/lepaarq.v15i30.13883

 
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