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sign language
(redirected from Signlanguage)

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sign language
n.
1. A language that uses a system of manual, facial, and other body movements as the means of communication, especially among deaf people.
2. A method of communication, as between speakers of different languages, that uses hand movements and other gestures.

sign language
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) another word for signing
2. (Linguistics / Languages) any system of communication by manual signs or gestures
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sign language - language expressed by visible hand gesturessign language - language expressed by visible hand gestures
language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
finger spelling, fingerspelling - an alphabet of manual signs
American sign language, ASL - the sign language used in the United States
sign - a gesture that is part of a sign language
Translations
sign language nlinguaggio dei muti

sign language لغة الإشارة znaková řeč tegnsprog Zeichensprache νοηματική γλώσσα lenguaje por señas viittomakieli langue des signes sporazumijevanje znakovima linguaggio dei segni 手話 수화 gebarentaal tegnspråk język migowy linguagem de sinais кинетическая речь teckenspråk ภาษาสัญญลักษณ์ işaret dili ngôn ngữ cử chỉ 哑语


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MacDonald, now of Wakefield, Yorkshire, but formerly of Glasgow, denied the charges, forcing his victims to give evidence with the help of signlanguage interpreters.
It's a good method to capitalize on compulsive donors, but one doesn't need the intellect of Washoe, the signlanguage chimp, to figure out that nonprofits don't always have the necessary resources to employ these capabilities.
Another parent, who did not wish to be named, denied some pupils would be disadvantaged by the absence of their only signlanguage teacher and said: "Why should they be affected?
 
 
 
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