Manual Communication

Information about Manual Communication

Pupils in a traditional classroom situation signal to their teacher that they want to be heard

Manual communication systems use articulation of the hands (hand signs, gestures) to mediate a message between persons. Being expressed manually, they are received visually, and sometimes tactually (see tactile signing). Manual communication, when it is a primary form of communication, may be enhanced by body language and facial expressions and other forms of communication.

Manual communication is employed in systems that are codes for spoken languages (see Manually Coded Language), and with natural languages, such as in sign languages.

Other, simpler forms of manual communication have also been developed. They are neither natural languages nor even a code that can fully render one. They communicate with a very limited set of signals about an even smaller set of topics and have been developed for situations where speech is not practical or permitted, or secrecy is desired.

Environments with manual communication used

Some cloistered religious communities (see Monastic sign language)
While scuba diving (see Diving signal)
In television recording studios
In loud environments (such as a stock exchange, marketplaces (finger counting), sawmill, or at a horse race - see tic-tac)
When signalling across distance to a crane driver, ship or plane (see semaphore).
While hunting (see Kalahari bushmen)
In the game Charades
In Rueda de Casino
In combat where stealth or noise makes other forms of communication impractical.
Between lifeguards

External links

ASL Resource Site Free online lessons, ASL dictionary, and resources for teachers, students, and parents.

• • [ e] Gestures
Friendly gestures	A-ok Air kiss Big up Cheek kissing Dap greeting Thumbs up Fist pound Namaste High five
Formal gestures	Bowing Curtsey Hand-kissing Genuflection
Salutes	Salute Bellamy salute Final Salute Hitler salute Roman salute Royal Salute Scout sign and salute Three-finger salute Two-fingers salute
Celebration gestures	Applause Fist pump Gig 'em Aggies High five Hook 'em Horns
Obscene gestures	Bowfinger Corna Finger Mooning Shocker Moutza
Other	Air quotes Anasyrma Articulatory gestures Crossed fingers Gang signal Hand gesture Head bobble Jazz hands Lock and fly Manual communication Mudra Nod Poke Pollice verso Puppy face Raised fist Shaka sign Shrug Sign of the cross Thai greeting Type of gesture Varadamudra V sign Vulcan salute War Chant
List of gestures

gesture is a form of non-verbal communication made with a part of the body, used instead of or in combination with verbal communication. The language of gesture allows individuals to express a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and
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Tactile signing is a common means of communication used by people with both a sight and hearing impairment (see Deafblindness), which is based on a standard system of Deaf manual signs.
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Body language is a term for communication using body movements or gestures (such as the '''Pinocchio blue^[1]) instead of, or in addition to, sounds, verbal language or other communication.
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facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face. These movements convey the emotional state of the individual to observers. Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication.
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A spoken language is a human natural language in which the words are uttered through the mouth. Most human languages are spoken languages.

Speech communication stands in contrast to sign language and written language.
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Manually Coded Languages (MCLs) are representations of spoken languages in a gestural-visual form; that is, "sign language" versions of spoken languages. Unlike the sign languages that have evolved naturally in Deaf communities, which have distinct spatial structures, Manually
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In the philosophy of language, a natural language (or ordinary language) is a language that is spoken, written, or signed (visually or tactilely) by humans for general-purpose communication, as distinguished from formal languages (such as computer-programming
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sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses manual communication, body language and lip patterns instead of sound to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to
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Monastery (plural: Monasteries), a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον (monastērion), denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer (e.g.
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Monastic sign languages have been used in Europe from at least the tenth century by christian monks, and some, such as Cistercian and Trappist sign languages, are still in use today — not only in Europe but also in Japan, China and the USA.
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Scuba diving is the act of swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing apparatus. By carrying a source of compressed air, the scuba diver is able to stay underwater longer than with the simple breath-holding techniques used in Snorkeling and Free-diving, and is not
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Diving Signals are a form of sign system used by SCUBA divers to communicate when underwater.

Some diving equipment such as full face diving masks and diving helmets include voice communication equipment but most divers in recreational diving do not possess expensive
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A television studio is an installation in which television or video productions take place, either for live television, for recording live to tape, or for the acquisition of raw footage for postproduction.
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A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization which provides facilities for stock brokers and traders, to trade company stocks and other securities.
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Finger counting, or dactylonomy, is the art of counting along one's fingers. Though marginalized in modern societies by the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, formerly different systems flourished in many cultures, including educated methods far more sophisticated than the
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sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.

Sawmill Process

A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end.

Logging fells and cuts trees to length.

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Tic-tac (also tick-tack and non-hyphenated variants) is a traditional method of signs used by bookmakers to communicate the odds of certain horses. It is still used in on-course betting in the UK.
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crane is a mechanical lifting device equipped with a winder, wire ropes and sheaves that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability
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semaphore or optical telegraph is an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, with towers with pivoting blades or paddles, shutters, in a matrix, or hand-held flags etc.
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Bushmen, San, Basarwa, ǃKung or Khwe are indigenous people of the Kalahari Desert, which spans areas of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Angola.
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Charades or charade (IPA pronunciation: shə-rādz or shə-reɪdz) is a word guessing game. In the form most commonly played today, it is an acting game in which one player acts out
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Rueda de Casino (Rueda, Casino Rueda, Salsa Rueda) is a particular type of round dancing of Salsa. It was developed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s by the famous group Guaracheros de Regla and one of its main choreographers and creators was
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Combat, or fighting, is purposeful violent conflict intended to establish dominance over the opposition.

The term "combat" (French for "fight") typically refers to armed conflict between military forces in warfare, whereas the more general term "fighting" can refer to
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lifeguard is an emergency service worker who is responsible for overseeing the safety of the users of a recreational water feature, such as a swimming pool, a water park, or a beach.
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Nonverbal communication (NVC) is the process of transmitting messages without spoken words, sometimes called body language, messages can be communicated through facial expressions; gestures; gaze; and posture; Many include the space we use around us; object communication
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The air kiss is a ritual or social gesture whose meaning is basically the same as that of many forms of kissing. The air kiss is a pretence of kissing: the lips are pursed as if kissing, but without actually touching the other person's body.
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A big up is a hand gesture similar to that of a hand shake which is exhibited between friends and even acquaintances. It was most likely developed, from the Thumbs up gesture, in the Caribbean but has become a common sight in the United States as well as the United Kingdom.
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Cheek kissing is a ritual or social gesture to indicate friendship, perform a greeting, to confer congratulations, to comfort someone, or to show respect.
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Dap is a form of handshake that originated in the 1960s among African Americans. The term dap may have originated as an acronym for Dignity and Pride, (or may have been backronymed) and was first used by African American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
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