Everything about Sign language
Language that uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning
Sign languages are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning rather than spoken words. They are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers, and are full-fledged natural languages with their own grammar and lexicon. Sign languages are not universal and are usually not mutually intelligible, although there are similarities among different sign languages. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Sign languageA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: ProtGPT2 is a deep unsupervised language model for protein designInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Clan of the Cave BearThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: SignalP 6.0 predicts all five types of signal peptides using protein language modelsCited 3,181 times
- Go sideways: American Sign LanguageA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Manually coded EnglishA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Any of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
Noun The sign language (sense 1) that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one.
Noun Sign languages (sense 1) considered collectively.
Noun Communication through gestures as a substitute for language, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or during trade amongst different linguistic groups.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
SignalP 6.0 predicts all five types of signal peptides using protein language models
Sign Language Structure
Sign Boundaries in American Sign Language
Urubú Sign Language
Enhanced Sign Language Translation Between American Sign Language and Indian Sign Language Using LLMs
Sign Language versus Spoken Language
Sign Language Inquiry
Sign Order in Argentine Sign Language
🆕 Influential since 2022
ProtGPT2 is a deep unsupervised language model for protein design
A deep sign language recognition system for Indian sign language
Sign Language Translation Systems
Sign duration and signing rate in British Sign Language, Dutch Sign Language and Swedish Sign Language
Sign Language Recognition System
📚 Books worth reading
The Clan of the Cave BearJean M. Auel · 1900
Where's Spot?Eric Hill · 1980
The Giving TreeShel Silverstein, Kjell Hill Silverstein · 1963
Seeing VoicesOliver Sacks · 1989
SemioticsDaniel Chandler · 2001
American sign languageDennis Cokely · 1980
Universal Indian sign language of the plains Indians of North AmericaWilliam Tomkins · 1926
Jessi's secret language. (Baby-Sitters Club no.016)Ann M. Martin · 1988
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🔗 Related topics
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- Manually coded English Manually Coded English (MCE) is an umbrella term referring to a number of invented manual codes intended to visually represent the exact grammar and morphology…
- American manual alphabet The American manual alphabet is a one-handed manual representation of the alphabet used in English. It is used by users of American Sign Language to represent…
- Sociolinguistics of sign languages The sociolinguistics of sign languages is the application of sociolinguistic principles to the study of sign languages. The study of sociolinguistics in…
- International Sign International Sign (IS) is a pidgin sign language which is used in a variety of different contexts, particularly as an international auxiliary language…
- William Stokoe William Clarence “Bill” Stokoe Jr. (/ˈstoʊkiː/ STOH-kee; July 21, 1919 – April 4, 2000) was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet…
- Stokoe notation Stokoe notation (/ˈstoʊki/ STOH-kee) is the first phonemic script used for sign languages. It was created by William Stokoe for American Sign Language…
- Signing Exact English Signing Exact English (SEE-II, sometimes Signed Exact English) is a system of manual communication that strives to be an exact representation of English…