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The research aims to assess the interpretive possibilities and limitations of silent gestures in understanding sign languages.

Silent Gesture as a Complementary Methodology in (Sign‐Language) Linguistics: Interpretive Possibilities and Limits

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Examines silent gesture's interpretive complexities in sign-language linguistics, suggesting its methodological value.

The research aims to assess the interpretive possibilities and limitations of silent gestures in understanding sign languages.
Critical examination of assumptions in silent-gesture research.
Review of three areas: word-order preferences, noun-verb distinctions, and iconicity.
Compares findings from silent gestures with those from spoken and sign languages.
Silent gesture is not direct evidence of pure communicative or cognitive biases.
It aids in isolating communicative pressures interacting with linguistic structure.
Findings need interpretation against evidence from various natural communicative settings.

Oksana Tkachman (2026) studied this question.

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