Expression (sign language)

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Signs with two different expressions. The pursed lips and partly closed eyes on the left, and raised lip on the right, are necessary for proper formation of the signs.

In sign languages, expressions are the distinctive body postures and facial expressions that accompany signing, and which are necessary to properly form words. Expression is one of five components of a sign, along with handshape (DEZ), orientation (ORI), location (TAB), and movement (SIG). A major component of expression is mouthing. However, not all signs have an inherent expression. [ citation needed ]

Sign language language which uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning

Sign languages are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning. Language is expressed via the manual signstream in combination with non-manual elements. Sign languages are full-fledged natural languages with their own grammar and lexicon. This means that sign languages are not universal and they are not mutually intelligible, although there are also striking similarities among sign languages.

Orientation (sign language) Aspect of signs in sing languages

In sign languages, orientation is the distinctive relative degree of rotation of the hand when signing. Orientation is one of five components of a sign, along with handshape, location, movement, and facial-body expression.

In sign languages, location, or tab, refers to specific places that the hands occupy as they are used to form signs. In Stokoe terminology it is known as the TAB, an abbreviation of tabula. Location is one of five components, or parameters, of a sign, along with handshape, orientation, movement, and non-manual elements. A particular specification of a location, such as the chest or the temple of the head, can be considered a phoneme. Different sign languages can make use of different locations. In other words, different sign languages can have different inventories of location phonemes.

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