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单词 makaton
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Makatonn.

Brit. /ˈmakətɒn/, U.S. /ˈmækəˌtɑn/
Forms: 1900s– Makaton, 1900s– makaton, 1900s– Maketon.
Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Ma, Ka, Ton.
Etymology: < the names of Margaret Walker (b. 1938), deviser of the system, and of Kathy Johnston and Tony Cornforth, who provided Walker with information.
A proprietary name for: a language programme integrating speech, manual signs, and graphic symbols, developed to help people for whom communication is very difficult, esp. those with learning disabilities.
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1974 A. R. T. Cornforth et al. Makaton Vocab. 2 The Makaton vocabulary is designed to aid the teaching of conventional sign language.
1981 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 14 Through having a totally deaf daughter, I have attempted to acquire a reasonable standard of communication through the British Maketon system, over and above simple finger-spelling.
1986 L. Jordan & S. Wolfendale in R. J. Cameron Portage ii. 29 She..has just started to put two words together, usually combining a Makaton sign with a spoken word.
1994 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 4/5 Oliver goes to a local primary school. He is learning to talk and to use makaton, a sign language for the mentally handicapped. He lives at home with his brother Joshua.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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