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	Fingerspelling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are many manual alphabets (or finger alphabets) in use, past and present — especially in deaf eduction and, more recently, as a part of various sign languages around the world.
		Centuries later, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, their manual alphabet underwent significant adaptation as a result of the contact between the monks and the deaf children they tutored.
		In most drawings or illustrations of the American Sign Language alphabet, some of the letters are depicted from the side to better illustrate the desired handshape even though, in practice, the hand should not be turned to the side in order to produce the letter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manual_alphabet (1040 words)

	American Sign Language alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Sign Language Alphabet is a manual alphabet that augments the vocabulary of American Sign Language when spelling individual letters of a word is the preferred or only option, such as with proper names or the titles of works.
		Instead, they use the T of the Irish manual alphabet, which is like an ASL X, but with the thumb tucked into the index finger (that is, the index finger wraps around the tip of the thumb).
		The Paraguay alphabet is identical to ASL, except for the addition of the letter Ñ, which is an N swiveled at the wrist so that the fingers move side to side, and the letters LL and RR, which are L and R plus movement to the side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Sign_Language_alphabet (364 words)

	Cyrillic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The plan of the alphabet is derived from the early Cyrillic alphabet, itself a derivative of the Glagolitic alphabet, a ninth century uncial cursive usually credited to two brothers from Thessaloniki, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius.
		The theory is supported by the fact that the Cyrillic alphabet almost completely replaced the Glagolitic in northeastern Bulgaria as early as the end of the tenth century, whereas the Ohrid Literary School—where Saint Clement worked—continued to use the Glagolitic until the twelfth century.
		The alphabet was disseminated along with the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and the alphabet used for modern Church Slavonic language in Eastern Orthodox rites still resembles early Cyrillic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyrillic (2999 words)

	Manual alphabet: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		An alphabet is a complete standardized set of letters-basic written symbols-each of which roughly represents a phoneme of a spoken language,...
		Manual alphabets are a part of sign language sign language quick summary:
		The american sign language alphabet is a manual alphabet that augments the vocabulary of american sign language when spelling individual letters of a word is...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/manual_alphabet.htm (947 words)

	Manual alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A manual alphabet is a series of handshapes that correspond exactly to the letters in the alphabet of a language.
		Manual alphabets can be one or two handed.
		Examples are the Deafblind Manual Alphabet (touching a deafblind person's hand in special ways signifies letters) or the Block Alphabet (also known as the Spartan Alphabet), in which one traces capital letters of the Latin alphabet in the palm of a deafblind person's hand.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/ma/manual_alphabet.html (196 words)

	History of the Manual Alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The American manual alphabet is one of several in use today.
		Each handshape in the manual alphabet corresponds to a written letter in the English alphabet (for ASL and other systems that use Latin characters).
		It is believed that the American manual alphabet developed out of the Old French system, from which ASL has inherited about sixty percent of its signs.
	f99.middlebury.edu /RU232A/STUDENTS/elefther/hist_man_alph.htm (340 words)

	Signs as Words: Sign Languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Manual alphabets are representations of the letters used in writing.
		Manual alphabets vary from country to another, and change over time.
		This manual alphabet is executed using only one hand, in space positioned at the level of the signer's neck.
	www.istc.cnr.it /mostralis/eng/pannello07.htm (164 words)

	alphabet(n) manual
		The same recognition engine is used in all three cases, except the first pass grammar is constrained according to the specification and that will lead to better segmentation and better performance.
		The alphabet result function call will do the second and third stages, calling the alpha/digit neural network for each of the letters or digits found in the first pass and then updating the directory search tree (if any) with the scores.
		alphabet result returns the spelled name retrieved if the directory option was set, the word level recognition alignment, and the phoneme level alignment.
	cslu.cse.ogi.edu /toolkit/old/man/n/alphabet.html (857 words)

	Manual alphabet - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Both of these systems are based on iconic representation of the shapes of the letters of the Latin alphabet.
		There are also manual syllabaries, such as the one used for Japanese Sign Language.
		Examples are the Deafblind Manual Alphabet (touching a deafblind person's hand in special ways signifies letters) or the Block Alphabet (also known as the Spartan Alphabet), in which one traces features of capital letters of the Latin alphabet in the palm of a deafblind person's hand.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Manual_alphabet (271 words)

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		Bridgman’s mastery of Howe’s Manual Alphabet as well as her continuous search for better communication throughout her life is an example of the human need for language.
		The manual alphabet was the beginning of the search for a language for the deafblind.
		The Deafblind Manual Alphabet is a shortened version of the sign language alphabet that was developed for the deaf.
	www.bhsu.edu /artssciences/asfaculty/rochse/eng426/Papers2-2002/ENGL426Paper2.doc (2484 words)

	Daniel Chester French and the Gallaudet/Cogswell and Lincoln Memorial statues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Indeed, the manual letter "A" is the whole point and focus of the statue.
		She clutches to her chest a book with the printed alphabet in it: evidently she has just made the connection between the handshape and the printed letter "A" in the book, as she looks up in wonder at Gallaudet.
		To people familiar with the American manual alphabet, the placement of the seated Lincoln's hands do indeed resemble the manual letters "A" and "L" (the latter lightly disguised).
	library.gallaudet.edu /dr/faq-lincoln-memorial.html (881 words)

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		The manual alphabet is a good starting point for ASL because many of its handshapes are used within signs.
		Beginning signers often use the signed alphabet for finger spelling (spelling out words or even sentences letter by letter), while those who use ASL fluently use it most often for proper nouns, technical terms and unusual words.
		These illustrations are from the American manual alphabet.
	www.tutorials.com /05/0510/05102.asp (162 words)

	Alphabet (ABC's) Theme
		Write the alphabet using different colors onto a piece of paper.
		Glue the leaves onto the truck, the coconuts on the leaves, and the letters wherever on the tree.
		Have them write the letters of the alphabet, place stickers on it, or make some letters for them to put on their tree.
	www.fastq.com /~jbpratt/education/theme/alphabet/letter/letters.html (566 words)

	Sign Language - Games and Activities
		Each 4"x8" tactilmat board is marked with a numeral and has space for the appropriate number of pegs.
		Each set includes the Manual Alphabet A-Z as well as activity ideas to challenge growing skill levels.
		Includes the alphabet, numbers, colors, days of the week, months, time, family members and more.
	www.adcohearing.com /page54.html (1146 words)

	Amazon.com: The Handmade Alphabet: Books: Laura Rankin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The colored pencil illustrations on charcoal paper of varied hues depict one letter on each page--a pencil's eraser rubs away at a hand that signs the letter E, an icicle is balanced on a pinky, a muscular hand makes a V while holding a valentine.
		Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign; an object with the appropriate initial appears with each--the pointing finger for ``I'' reaches toward a dripping icicle; ``T'' sports three thimbles and a fistful of thread; ``X'' appears on an X-ray.
		Laura Rankin's The Handmade Alphabet portrays the letters of the alphabet along with their manual alphabet counterparts in American Sign Language.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0803709749?v=glance (1289 words)

	manual. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
		Of or relating to the hands: manual skill.
		Employing human rather than mechanical energy: manual labor.
		Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle: the manual of arms.
	www.bartleby.com /61/20/M0092000.html (143 words)

	Read ANY text as if it were being finger spelled - 2006 Update! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		While trying to learn the American manual alphabet I discovered a computer method to read text as if it were being finger spelled.
		I'm quite happy with the result and think it will interest any persons who are learning the American manual alphabet themselves.
		The method should also work for other manual alphabets (such as the two-handed alphabet used in the UK) should fonts ever be made for them.
	www.umsl.edu /~tjlcniem/fspell.htm (587 words)

	American Sign Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ASL manual alphabet consists of twenty-six simple one-handed signs which represent the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet.
		The manual alphabet is used in fingerspelling (words are spelled out letter by letter) and also in conjunction with some signs.
		For example, the sign for "group" also means "family" when the sign is performed with the hands in the "F" position.
	f99.middlebury.edu /RU232A/STUDENTS/elefther/grammar.htm (1054 words)

	Auslan - TheBestLinks.com - Australia, American Sign Language, Fingerspelling, Manual alphabet, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Auslan is the sign language used by the Australian Deaf community.
		Some signs feature an English-word's initial letter (as a handshape from a manual alphabet) and use it within a sign.
		For example, the sign for "Canberra" resembles a "C" on a flagpole, while the sign for "team" uses "T" handshapes, but is otherwise the same as the sign for "group".
	www.thebestlinks.com /Auslan.html (565 words)

	The Deafblind Manual Alphabet Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Deafblind Manual is the best way to communicate with someone who is Deafblind.
		Deaf and blind people who do not know the manual alphabet may use the Spartan alphabet - capital letters spelt on to the palm of the receiver's hand.
		For a more detailed Description of the Block Alphabet Please Enter here.
	www.deafblind.com /card.html (1237 words)

	American Manual Alphabet - Picture - MSN Encarta
		American Manual Alphabet - Picture - MSN Encarta
		People who use sign language to communicate sometimes spell out words, signing letters of the alphabet with their fingers.
		The American Manual Alphabet is the fingerspelling system most commonly used in the United States.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461540521_761556941_-1_1/American_Manual_Alphabet.html (42 words)

	American Manual Alphabet: Described Version
		The starting position will be palm facing forward, fingers in a fist and the thumb pointing up touching the pointer finger.
		Alphabet Letters A - Z are described below:
		A = With the palm facing forward and fingers in a fist, point the thumb up touching the side of the pointer finger.
	www.iidc.indiana.edu /cedir/kidsWeb/amadescribed.html (994 words)

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	manusamoa.fesssamoa.com (903 words)

	AlphaPlus Index to Web Resources
		A description of the manual alphabet signs and how to use them.
		Other manual alphabets and communication systems for the Deafblind are also described.
		The Deafblind manual alphabet -- The English Deafblind manual alphabet -- Block alphabet -- Communicating using Braille on the hand -- Hands on signing -- Sign language -- Tadoma -- Visual frame signing.
	alphaplus.ca /opnhs/english/SiteList.asp?IndNm=539 (212 words)

	SVS Animation 121 - 3-D Manual Alphabet in VRML
		Teaching sign language using two-dimensional images can be difficult due to the fact that manual signing is both three-dimensional and time dependent.
		A prototype demonstration was created to teach the manual alphabet using web-based VRML objects.
		An animated tour of the web pages and VRML object prototypes designed to teach the manual alphabet.
	svs.gsfc.nasa.gov /vis/a000000/a000100/a000121/index.html (122 words)

	Deafblind manual alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Also known as finger-spelling, the Deafblind Manual Alphabet is a method of spelling out words onto a deafblind person's hand.
		Each letter is denoted by a particular sign or place on the hand.
		Although it does take some time to learn, the manual alphabet is faster to use than block and more commonly used.
	www.sense.org.uk /deafblindness/communication/deafblindmanual.htm (71 words)

	Deafblind Manual alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Deafblind Manual Alphabet is one way for deafblind people to communicate.
		When communicating using Deafblind Manual, the interpreter should sit on the right hand side of the deafblind person.
		If you are talking to a deafblind person while standing or walking then the deafblind person should be on the left, with his/her right hand facing upwards so that he/she can be guided at the same time.
	www.deafblindscotland.org.uk /text/db/tdbalph.htm (181 words)

	Digital Collection -The Manual Alphabet for the Deaf and Dumb
		Truly a "manual alphabet," the symbols on the chart were invented by the Abbe of Lepee in France in 1760.
		The hand signals allowed deaf people, who were often also unable to speak, to communicate with the hearing and with each other.
		The Manual Alphabet for the Deaf and Dumb
	www.memorialhall.mass.edu /collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=6083 (91 words)

	Macy, Anne Sullivan on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Placed in Tewksbury almshouse (1876), she was later admitted (1880) to Perkins Institution for the Blind, since her eyes had been seriously weakened by a childhood infection.
		Although a series of operations partially restored her sight, she learned the manual alphabet in order to talk with Laura Bridgman, a fellow resident at Perkins.
		She was graduated in 1886 and one year later was chosen to teach Helen Keller.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Macy-A1nn.asp (311 words)

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