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fingerspelling: a standalone construct

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Sign language linguistics

spelling words letter by letter with handshapes of a manual alphabet, studied for how it entered and functions in a sign language.

In sign language linguistics, fingerspelling refers to spelling words letter by letter with handshapes of a manual alphabet, studied for how it entered and functions in a sign language. This meaning comes from Padden (2003) in Sign Language Studies.[1]

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alphabet2 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs sign4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Padden, C., & Gunsauls, D. C. (2003). How the Alphabet Came to Be Used in a Sign Language. Sign Language Studies, 4(1), 10-33. https://doi.org/10.1353/sls.2003.0026

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