A natural language using structured visual-manual and other bodily signals. Sign languages have phonological organisation, meaning and syntax; they are not universal pantomime or merely a manual transcription of speech.
A configuration of the hand contributing to the form of a sign. Contrastive sublexical form need not be acoustic to participate in a phonological system.
A natural sign language studied in comparisons of sentence comprehension across sign and Japanese speech. Modality and language differences must be considered separately.
A natural sign language distinct from American Sign Language. Acquisition history and language proficiency matter to comparisons with spoken-language tasks.
A natural sign language central to many studies of deaf and hearing native signers. It is not structurally identical to English despite frequent bilingual use.
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