Orientation (sign language)

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A sign language interpreter at a presentation. The hands are facing each other in orientation: one is palm-up, the other palm-down. Sign language interpreter.jpg
A sign language interpreter at a presentation. The hands are facing each other in orientation: one is palm-up, the other palm-down.

In sign languages, orientation (ORI) is the distinctive relative degree of rotation of the hand when signing. [1] Orientation is one of five components of a sign, along with handshape (DEZ), location (TAB), movement (SIG), and nonmanual features.

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  1. ↑ Fenlon, J; Schembri, A; Rentelis, R; Cormier, K (2013). "Variation in handshape and orientation in British Sign Language: The case of the '1' hand configuration". Language & Communication. 33 (1): 69–91. doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2012.09.001. ISSN   0271-5309. PMC   3688332 . PMID   23805018.


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