Village sign language
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village-sign-language-291-1346690
title:
Village sign language
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A village sign language, or village sign, also known as a shared sign language, is a local indigenous sign language used by both deaf and hearing in an area with a high incidence of congenital deafness. Meir et al. define a village sign language as one which "arise[s] in an existing, relatively insular community into which a number of deaf children are born." The term "rural sign language" refers to almost the same concept. In many cases, the sign language is known throughout the community by a
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Local indigenous sign language
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_sign_language
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2023-12-21T05:55:26Z
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