Home sign (or kitchen sign) is a gestural communication system, often invented spontaneously by a deaf child who lacks accessible linguistic input. Home...
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sign languages from other systems that are precursors to them or obtained from them, such as constructed manual codes for spoken languages, home sign...
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1817,: 7 which brought together Old French Sign Language, various village sign languages, and home sign systems. ASL was created in that situation by...
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are perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently...
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home sign, which does not pass between generations, sign languages are shared by a large community of signers. Records show the existence of a sign language...
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people were generally isolated from one another and mostly used simple home sign systems and gesture (mímicas) to communicate with their families and friends...
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The at sign, @, is an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning "at a rate of" (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 per widget = £14), now seen more widely in email...
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Hollywood Sign is an American landmark and cultural icon overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Originally the Hollywoodland Sign, it is situated...
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American Sign Language (ASL) developed in the United States, starting as a blend of local sign languages and French Sign Language (FSL). Local varieties...
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Malaysian Sign Language (Malay: Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia, or BIM) is the principal language of the deaf community of Malaysia. It is also the official sign language...
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