= sign language n. at sign, n. compounds 2. Compare hand alphabet n.
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| 释义 | the mind > language > a language > [noun] > sign language (30) hand language1625 = sign language n. at sign, n. compounds 2. Compare hand alphabet n. arthrology1641 The systematic use of the fingers and hands as a means of communication; a manual alphabet. Cf. dactylology, n., chirology, n. 1. Now historical. chirology1656 The art of speaking by signs made with the hands or fingers. Obsolete. dactylology1656 ‘Finger-speech’; the art of ‘speaking’ or communicating ideas by signs made with the fingers, as in the deaf-and-dumb alphabet. (Formerly chirology… finger-talk1656 communication by means of gestures made with the fingers; spec. = finger language n. finger language1669 a system of communication by means of signs made with the fingers; = dactylology, n.; cf. finger alphabet n. finger speech n. hand alphabet1680 = manual alphabet n. at manual, adj. n.compounds. Cf. hand language n. semiology1694 Sign language. Obsolete. finger alphabet1751 an alphabet in which particular positions of the hands represent different letters, used esp. as a means of communication with and between deaf… finger talking1823 (a) adj. that communicates using gestures made with the fingers; (b) n. the action of communicating using gestures made with the fingers; = finger lan… sign language1824 a system of communication by gesture, esp. as used by the deaf. finger speech1826 a system of communication by means of signs made with the fingers; = finger language n. indigitation1826 Computing or conversing by the fingers. manual alphabet1876 an alphabet in which particular positions of the hands represent different letters, used as a means of communication with and between deaf people; =… dactylography1884 combining form of Greek δάκτυλος finger, as in ˌdactyloˈdeiktous adj., pointed at with the finger; ˈdactylogram n. a finger-print. dactyˈlographer n.… signing1891 The action of communicating by means of (an established system of) hand gestures; sign language. American Sign Language1900 a form of sign language developed in the early 19th cent. for the use of the deaf in the United States; abbreviated ASL; cf. Ameslan, n. sign1930 Sign language; spec. (with capital initial) = American Sign Language n. at American, n. adj.compounds 3a. British Sign Language1961 a form of sign language developed for the use of deaf people in the United Kingdom; abbreviated BSL; cf. American Sign Language n. at American, n.… ASL1965 American Sign Language. Ameslan1972 A form of sign language developed in the early 19th century for the use of deaf people in the United States; = American Sign Language n. at American… Yerkish1973 A sign language for chimpanzees based on geometric symbols, chiefly devised by E. C. von Glasersfeld for experimental purposes and first… Subcategories:— one who uses (3) — teaching of the deaf using sign language, etc. (5) |
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