Linguistic Eye and Artistic Eye-Their Origin and Evolution

Abstract

Eye has been said to fall into three types; EYE FOR SEEING (Looking at something), EYE FOR SHOWING (gazing and joint attention), and UNCONSCIOUS EMOTIONAL EYE. There are, however, the fourth and the fifth type; LINGUISTIC EYE in Japanese Sign language and ARTISTIC EYE in Indian classical dances. LINGUISTIC EYE and ARTISTIC EYE are probably the most sophisticated eyes. The purpose of this study is elucidating the relationship among these five types of eyes. LINGUISTIC EYE is closely related to EYE FOR SEEING. The complicated thing is, signers of Japanese Sign Language can have also UNCONSCIOU EMOTIONAL EYE beside LINGUISTIC EYE during signing. Eye of Indian classical dance is emotional eye, but it is not unconscious. This study also explores the process by which human eye evolved from EYE FOR SEEING to other types of eyes.