sign language — 1. Also called sign. any of several visual gestural systems of communication, esp. employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people. 2. any means of communication, as between speakers of different languages, using gestures. [1840 50] * * *… … Universalium
Sign, Lhermitte — Sudden transient electric like shocks extending down the spine triggered by flexing the head forward. Due to a disorder such as compression of the cervical spine (the portion of the spinal cord within the neck). One patient who experienced… … Medical dictionary
Sign of the Unicorn — infobox Book | name = Sign of the Unicorn title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration for the first edition author = Roger Zelazny illustrator = cover artist = Margo Herr country = United States language = English series =… … Wikipedia
American Sign Language grammar — The grammar of American Sign Language (ASL) is the best studied of any sign language, though research is still in its infancy, dating back only to William Stokoe in the 1960s. Stokoe was the first linguist to approach any sign language as a full… … Wikipedia
Salvadoran sign language — is a language used by the deaf community in El Salvador. Its main purpose is to provide education. There are three distinct forms of sign language. American Sign Language was brought over to El Salvador from the United States by missionaries who… … Wikipedia
Contact Sign — is a variety or style of language that arises from contact between a Deaf sign language and a spoken language (or the written or manually coded form of the spoken language). Contact languages also arise between different sign languages, although… … Wikipedia
Contact sign — A contact sign language, or contact sign, is a variety or style of language that arises from contact between a deaf sign language and a spoken language (or the written or manually coded form of the spoken language). Contact languages also arise… … Wikipedia
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Home sign — (or kitchen sign) is the gestural communication system developed by a deaf child who lacks input from a language model in the family. This is a common experience for deaf children with hearing parents who are isolated from a sign language… … Wikipedia
Mandatory sign — German mandatory road sign indicating pass on right . Mandatory signs are road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road. Unlike prohibitory or restrictive signs, mandatory signs tell traffic… … Wikipedia
