| 单词 | manual alphabet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmanual alphabet manual alphabet n. an alphabet in which particular positions of the hands represent different letters, used as a means of communication with and between deaf people; = finger alphabet n. at finger n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > [noun] > sign language hand language1625 arthrology1641 chirology1656 dactylology1656 finger-talk1656 finger language1669 hand alphabet1680 semiology1694 finger alphabet1751 finger talking1823 sign language1824 finger speech1826 indigitation1826 manual alphabet1876 dactylography1884 signing1891 American Sign Language1900 sign1930 British Sign Language1961 ASL1965 Ameslan1972 Yerkish1973 1876 Mind 1 264 Making her take notice of the fingers of one of my hands, I placed them in the three positions used as signs of the manual alphabet of deaf-mutes, for the letters p e n. 1888 Miss Sullivan Let. in H. Keller Story of my Life (1911) iii. iii. 350 Two of the teachers knew the manual alphabet and talked to her without an interpreter. 1928 Minute Bk. National Deaf-Blind Helpers League (MS) 17 July Miss Brookfield..urgently appealed to all who undertake personal work for the deaf-blind to first master the manual alphabet. 1989 Appl. Linguistics 10 303 There is partial overlap between the handshapes of the manual alphabet and the handshapes used in signs. < as lemmas |
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