1) Course for highway engineers 2) Hands-on communication 3) Way of communicating
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A sign language (also signed language or simply signing) is a language which uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning, as opposed to acoustically conveyed sound patterns. This can involve simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speak...
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any means of communication through bodily movements, especially of the hands and arms, used when spoken communication is impossible or not desirable. ... [3 related articles]
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A system of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languages. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Our Sign language Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Sign language Sign language: A language that employs signs made with the hands and other movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body, used primarily by people who are deaf. There are many different sign languages as, for example, Brit...
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A sign language differs from other human languages in using a gesture system rather than a sound system.
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n] - language expressed by visible hand gestures
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Language which uses manual communication instead of sound to convey meaning
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signing noun language expressed by visible hand gestures
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A system of signs established either traditionally (primitive tribes) or technically (deaf-mutes) for the purpose of communicating concepts or sentences, rather than letters or sounds or words as in signalling The question of the priority of vocal and gesture speech is much debated, but there is no doubt that primitive peoples used signs for commu....
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American Sign Language (ASL) is one form of manual communication used by Americans who are deaf. Sign language is not universal. Persons who are deaf from different countries use different sign languages. The gestures or symbols in sign language are organized in a linguistic way. Each individual gesture is called a sign. Each sign has three distinc...
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language of hand shapes, facial expressions, and movements used as a form of communication.
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A communication system in which people use their hands to convey signals. In recent years sign language has been the object of linguists' attention and has come to be regarded as a fully-fledged system comparable to natural language with those individuals who are congenitally deaf and who learn sign language from childhood.
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Manual communication commonly used by deaf. The gestures or symbols in sign language are organized in a linguistic way. Each individual gesture is called a sign. Each sign has three distinct parts; the handshape, the position of the hands, and the movement of the hands. American Sign Language (ASL) is the most commonly used sign language in the Uni...
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