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What are the building blocks of signs in sign languages?
What are the building blocks of signs in sign languages?
- Specifications for movement, location, and handshape (correct)
- Lexical components
- Morphological structures
- Phonological units similar to phonemes in spoken languages
What is the study of phonology specifically related to?
What is the study of phonology specifically related to?
- The systematic organization of phones in languages (correct)
- The physical production of sounds in languages
- The lexicon of spoken languages
- The syntax of sign languages
What is the origin of the word 'phonology'?
What is the origin of the word 'phonology'?
- Latin origin meaning 'study of language'
- Arabic origin referring to linguistic analysis
- Germanic roots related to speech and communication
- Ancient Greek φωνή, phōnḗ, 'voice, sound', and the suffix -logy (correct)
What distinguishes phonology from phonetics?
What distinguishes phonology from phonetics?
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What is the term 'chereme' used for in the context of sign languages?
What is the term 'chereme' used for in the context of sign languages?
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