Sign Language
Scope Note:
Type of manual communication method used by the deaf in which gestures function as words -- it has its own morphology, semantics, and syntax
Category: Disabilities
Broader Terms LanguageManual Communication Narrower Terms American Sign LanguageUse this term instead of Gestures (Deaf Communication) | Related Terms Deaf InterpretingFinger Spelling Total Communication |
Added to ERIC: 7/1/1966
