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A phonetic alphabet for the hands.
Also known as: Hamburg Notation System, Sign phonetic notation
The phonetic notation for signed languages, designed to transcribe any sign in any signed language.
Transcribes signs from any signed language in a phonetic symbol set.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Public information
Iconic by design — a symbol for a pointing handshape resembles a pointing hand — so it is learnable without memorising an arbitrary key, which is the property the Stokoe system lacked.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Public information
Machine-readable and used to drive signing avatars, which is a use no earlier sign notation was built for and the reason it continues to be developed.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Public information
An iconic symbol set written in a linear string, with symbols for handshape, orientation, location and movement, each drawn to resemble what it describes.