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adaptor
a gesture that facilitates the release of body tension
affect display
a gesture that conveys emotion
allokine
a variant form of a kineme
american sign language (ASL)
the variety of sign language most commonly used today by deaf/Deaf people in the U.S.; originally dev. by Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc and based on French Sign Language (and possibly also utilizing some elements of Native American sign languages of the NE U.S.
chereme
in sign language analysis; a structural unit like a phoneme that can be combined w/ other cheremes to make meaningful signs (also, prime)
complex gesture system
a gestural system used instead of a spoken language in situations where speech is not possible
cupped hand
a sign language prime in which the hand is shaped like a cup
deaf/Deaf
w/ a lowercase= describes the inability to hear (physically); w/ an uppercase= describes the community of sign language speakers as well as individual members of that community. (e.g., a deaf person cannot hear, a Deaf person is a member of the Deaf community)
dez
in sign language analysis, the phoneme (or prime) that describes hand shape and/or orientation; examples include flat hand, fist hand and index hand
emblem
a gesture w/ a direct verbal translation
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