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fingerspelling

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fin·ger·spell·ing  (fnggr-splng)
n.
Communication by means of a manual alphabet.

finger·spell v.
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Noun1.fingerspelling - an alphabet of manual signs
sign language, signing - language expressed by visible hand gestures


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Most researchers have identified British reliance on fingerspelling (rather than a form of signed language as developed in France by Roch-Ambroise-Auguste Bebian) as at least a precursor to oralism.
Below 15 fps, fingerspelling can become distorted, especially if it is done at normal rates.
Knowing how to communicate with a deaf-blind client involves much more than just knowing a communication system such as fingerspelling or signs.
 
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