sign language
noun
1.
Also called
sign
. any of several visual-gestural systems of communication, especially employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people.
2.
any means of communication, as between speakers of different languages, using gestures.
Origin
1840-50
Examples from the web for
sign language
Dogs and horses can learn to respond to vocal commands, and some apes can be taught a primitive
sign language
.
Some evidence points to hand
sign language
as our first language.
Researchers develop software that compresses data, allowing real-time video to be used to convey
sign language
over mobiles.
Other research has shown that
sign language
uses some of the same brain machinery that hearing people use for speech.
Discovering the basic ingredients of language in a remote village where everyone uses
sign language
.
My kids knew
sign language
and would tell me using a combination of signs and verbal words what their dreams were about: stories.
Mentions their use of
sign language
to communicate with one another in public.
In
sign language
, the gap between word and sentence can be bridged naturally in a single sign.
And they didn't even do
sign language
with each other.
She was learning
sign language
to help her communicate and developing an engaging personality.
British Dictionary definitions for
sign language
sign language
noun
1.
another word for
signing
2.
any system of communication by manual signs or gestures