Sign languages have a phonological system equivalent to the system of sounds in spoken languages. The building blocks of signs are specifications for movement, location, and handshape. At first, a separate terminology was used for the study of sign phonology ("chereme" instead of "phoneme", etc.), but the concepts are now considered to apply universally to all human languages.
Sign languages have a phonological system equivalent to the system of sounds in spoken languages The building blocks of signs are specifications for movement location and handshape At first a separate terminology was used for the study of sign phonology ("chereme" instead of "phoneme" etc) but the concepts are now considered to apply universally to all human languages