SignWriting

writing system for sign languages
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SignWriting

Summary

SignWriting is a constructed writing system[1]. SignWriting has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • SignWriting is the creator of Valerie Sutton[3].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[4].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as featural writing system[5].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[6].
  • SignWriting's instance of is recorded as sign language writing system[7].
  • SignWriting's developer is recorded as Valerie Sutton[8].
  • SignWriting is part of International Movement Writing Alphabet[9].
  • SignWriting is used for sign language[10].
  • SignWriting's Commons category is recorded as SignWriting[11].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as American Sign Language[12].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Danish Sign Language[13].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Brazilian Sign Language[14].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Maltese Sign Language[15].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Italian Sign Language[16].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Flemish Sign Language[17].
  • SignWriting's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese Sign Language[18].
  • 1974 marks the founding of SignWriting[19].
  • SignWriting's official website is recorded as https://signwriting.org/[20].
  • SignWriting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SignWriting[21].
  • SignWriting's described at URL is recorded as https://scriptsource.org/scr/Sgnw[22].
  • SignWriting's represents is recorded as sign language parameter[23].
  • SignWriting's represents is recorded as punctuation[24].
  • SignWriting's represents is recorded as prosody[25].
  • SignWriting's represents is recorded as velocity[26].
  • SignWriting's represents is recorded as cardinal body part[27].

Body

Geography

SignWriting is part of International Movement Writing Alphabet[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include constructed writing system[4], featural writing system[5], unicase alphabet[6], and sign language writing system[7].

History and Context

1974 marks the founding of SignWriting[19].

Why It Matters

SignWriting has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] SignWriting is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . signwriting.org. Retrieved . signwriting.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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