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The 26 pages that link to Sign language, each with the reason it gives.

• Nonverbal communicationCompared with: It is a full linguistic system, unlike nonverbal cues that accompany or supplement language.

• LanguageBroader topic: It demonstrates that language does not depend on speech or sound.

• Hearing lossRelated: It is a complete communication option for many deaf people, independent of hearing technology.

• GestureCompared with: Unlike gestures outside language, signs in a sign language participate in a structured linguistic system.

• MimeCompared with: Mime may use gesture, but it does not ordinarily follow a conventional linguistic grammar.

• Deaf cultureNarrower topic: Deaf communities transmit language and culture through signed communication.

• PsycholinguisticsBroader topic: Its study tests which language processes depend on modality and which are shared.

• MudraCompared with: Unlike mudras, sign languages have grammatical systems for expressing open-ended propositions.

• Body languageCompared with: Unlike informal bodily cues, sign languages are full languages with conventional structure.

• WritingCompared with: Sign languages are complete languages, not simply writing systems or transcriptions of speech.

• AudiologyCompared with: It offers a language-access pathway distinct from auditory-based rehabilitation.

• Linguistic diversityNarrower topic: Sign languages extend linguistic diversity beyond spoken languages and are not universal across communities.

• KinesicsCompared with: Sign languages use visible movement linguistically, not merely as nonverbal accompaniment to speech.

• DeafnessRelated: Sign languages provide full communication without relying on hearing or spoken speech.

• SignRelated: It demonstrates that signs can form a full language without spoken words.

• South African Sign LanguageNarrower topic: SASL is one language within the broader family of natural sign languages.

• Deaf educationNarrower topic: Signed languages can serve as complete languages of instruction and communication.

• FingerNarrower topic: Finger configuration helps distinguish signs and their meanings.

• French Sign LanguageNarrower topic: LSF belongs to this language family, but is not a universal system shared by all signers.

• British Sign LanguageNarrower topic: BSL belongs to this language family, but is not a signed version of English.

• Index fingerRelated: Index-finger position and movement distinguish many signs.

• Mime artistCompared with: Unlike mime, sign language has linguistic structure and serves everyday communication.

• Spoken languageCompared with: It communicates through a visual-manual channel rather than spoken sound.

• Head shakeRelated: Head movement can mark grammatical distinctions or convey responses within signed languages.

• Language (cognitive faculty)Compared with: It shows that language capacity does not depend on spoken sound.

• MutenessRelated: It provides a full language option that does not depend on spoken output.