signwriting

Noun

Meaning

Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.

The art or process of writing signs.

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Although in reality the wrist may turn to intermediate positions, only the four orientations of palm, back, and either side are represented in SignWriting, as they are enough to represent sign languages. Source: Internet

Currently SignWriting is taught on an academic level at the University Federal de Santa Catarina as part of its Brazilian Sign Language curriculum. Source: Internet

In Brazil, during the FENEIS (National Association of the Deaf) annual meeting in 2001, the association voted to accept SignWriting as the preferred method of transcribing Lingua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras) into a written form. Source: Internet

However, only SignWriting and DanceWriting have been widely used. Source: Internet

Just as it took many centuries for English spelling to become standardized, spelling in SignWriting is not yet standardized for any sign language. Source: Internet

SignWriting currently requires special software; SignWriting cannot be used as ordinary text within normal word processors or other application software. Source: Internet

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