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Signed Languages

Signed Languages is a natural linguistic system that belongs to the class of human languages and is distinguished by its use of manual-visual modalities, including handshapes, movement, and facial expressions, to convey meaning in contrast to the oral-auditory modalities of spoken languages.

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Authors

749

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Publications per year

2017–2026

372

Variants

Sign Languages

Parents

Publications

1.2K

<b>The Cambridge encyclopedia of language</b> . By David Crystal. Cambridge &amp; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Pp. vii, 472. Paper $24.95.

Peter T. Daniels · Language · 1992 · 2.4K citations

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Real-time American sign language recognition using desk and wearable computer based video

Thad Starner, Joshua Weaver, Alex Pentland · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence · 1998 · 1.3K citations

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<b>The signs of language</b> . By Edward S. Klima and Ursula Bellugi Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. Pp. xii, 417. $25.00.

William C. Stokoe · Language · 1980 · 1.3K citations

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American Sign Language: The Phonological Base

Scott K. Liddell, Robert E. Johnson · Sign language studies · 1989 · 836 citations

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Iconicity as a General Property of Language: Evidence from Spoken and Signed Languages

Pamela Perniss, Robin L. Thompson, Gabriella Vigliocco · Frontiers in Psychology · 2010 · 756 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. WS
    Wendy Sandler

    University of Haifa, Israel

    26 publications · 3.1K citations

    23

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  2. TJ
    Trevor Johnston

    Macquarie University, Australia

    18 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. RΒ
    Ronnie Β. Wilbur

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    16 publications · 1K citations

    15

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  4. OC
    Onno Crasborn

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    18 publications · 686 citations

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  5. BW
    Bencie Woll

    University College London, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 742 citations

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Institutions

749

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    69 publications

    6.6K citations

  2. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    22 h-index

    34 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    20 h-index

    30 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    41 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

    Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    15 h-index

    38 publications

    2K citations

  6. Gallaudet University

    Washington, United States

    15 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    14 h-index

    19 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    13 h-index

    16 publications

    849 citations

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Venues

  1. Sign language studies

    SLS · 96 publications · 5.9K citations

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  2. Sign Language & Linguistics

    67 publications · 2.9K citations

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  3. Language

    19 publications · 5.8K citations

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    15 publications · 1.6K citations

    15

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  5. Lingua

    14 publications · 925 citations

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