sign language
language which uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning
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Summary
sign language is a type of language[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,607 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: signed language[3], manual communication[4]
- Commons category: Sign languages[5]
- Opposite of: spoken language[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sign languages[7], Category:Sign language[8]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science[11], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[12]
- Main Wikidata property: P2919[13]
- Different from: body language[14], signed language[15], gesticulation[16]
- History of topic: history of sign language[17]
- Has list: list of sign languages[18]
- Studied by: audiology[19], sign linguistics[20]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SGN[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22], WikiProject Hearing Health[23]
- Category for films in this language: Category:Sign-language films[24]
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Influence
Things named for sign language include Russian Sign Language[25], in Russia[26] and The Language Council's it award[27], an award[28], in Norway[29], founded in 2018[30].
Why It Matters
sign language has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Russian Sign Language[25], in Russia[26] and The Language Council's it award[27], an award[28], in Norway[29], founded in 2018[30].