gestures and sign languages
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Different modes of communication Oralism Signed English American Signed Language (ASL) Chapter 16 - Gestures and sign languagesTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 16 - Gestures and sign languages 1
Types of gestures Iconics Deictics Beats
Types of sign languages Alternate sign languages Primary sign languages
Chapter 16 - Gestures and sign languages 2
Chapter 16 - Gestures and sign languages 3
Articulatory parameters◦ Shape◦ Orientation◦ Location◦ Movement
Sets of features or primes Non-manual components – head, eye
movements Finger-spelling
American Sign Language - http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/index.htm
ASL – American Association for the Deaf - http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=91587
ASL Browser - http://aslbrowser.commtechlab.msu.edu/browser.htm
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