What does homesign mean?
Homesign means Alternative form of home sign..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of home sign..
Would it make any difference to you as a jury member if this was the only therapist with any sign skills within five hundred miles? A thousand miles? Does it make any difference to you that the client used homesigns rather than American Sign Language?
The NSL signers told the story to a peer from the same cohort, and the homesigners told the story to a communication partner familiar with their homesign system. All of the narratives were videotaped for later analysis.
Use homesign when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Homesign means Alternative form of home sign..
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Would it make any difference to you as a jury member if this was the only therapist with any sign skills within five hundred miles? A thousand miles? Does it make any difference to you that the client used homesigns rather than American Sign Language?
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