Gestures and Sign Languages

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Across
  1. 3. the position of the sign in relation to the head and body of the signer.
  2. 5. the configuration of the hand(s), used in forming the sign.
  3. 6. a system of hand configurations used to represent the letters of the alphabet.
  4. 10. gestures that seem to be a reflection of the meaning of what is said.
  5. 11. an element that describes how the sign is executed.
Down
  1. 1. the position of the hand in relation to other objects.
  2. 2. short quick movements of the hand or fingers.
  3. 4. a teaching method that dominated deaf education during most of the 20th century.
  4. 7. signals that function as fixed frases and do not depend on speech, such as "thumbs up".
  5. 8. the contrasting elements within 4 general parameters can be analyzed into sets of ...
  6. 9. gestures that involve pointing to indicate objects or concepts.