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fingerspelling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | finger spelling |
| Type of | sign language, signing |
| Derivation | fingerspell |
Examples of fingerspelling
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The amount of fingerspelling varies with the context and the age of the signer.
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Fingerspelling uses 26 different signs to represent the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet.
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Therefore fingerspelling is a sign language technique for borrowing words from spoken languages.
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Unadorned, this square represents the S hand of fingerspelling.
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This is similar to the B hand of fingerspelling, though without the thumb crossing over the palm.
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Pure fingerspelling is usually indicated by hyphenation.
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Exclusive fingerspelling is rarely used for extended communication, as it is a very slow method of representing English.
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Elderly deaf people in the UK and Australia may also use a lot of fingerspelling as a result of their education.
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Fingerspelling as the main form of communication is known as the Rochester Method, also known as Visible English.
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- Finger spelling: an alphabet of manual signs
- (fingerspell) communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell"
- Fingerspelling (or dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. ...
- The manual alphabet in sign language. Fingerspelling is used primarily for names, places, and objects without a sign.
- With a leading upper-case 'D', Deaf denotes the community (which may include some Hearing as well). With a leading lower-case 'd', deaf denotes the medical pathology of profound hearing loss.
- Is a component of manual communication as not all 'words' or 'expressions' in a language can be conveyed using a sign. It uses a manual alphabet. Fingerspelling can be used exclusively (as with the Rochester Method) or words can be spelled intermittedly in conjunction with signs. ...
- Dactylology, dactyl speech. A form of unaided augmentative communication with finger movements that uses the conventional language system and its vocabulary, spelling, and grammar; the American Manual Alphabet is a finger-spelling system. ...
- Using hand-shapes to represent the letters of the alphabet in order to spell out words.
