English-Czech translations for sign language

• znakový jazyk
  Někteří neslyšící neumí používat znakový jazyk, některým nevidomým nejsou dostupné příslušné asistenční služby. Some deaf people are unable to use sign language, while some blind people do not have access to blind assistance services.

Definition of sign language

• One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words and phrases are represented by hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions
• The sign language that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one
• Sign languages considered collectively
• Communication through gestures used when speech is impossible, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or people speaking different languages

Related words

• sign languages
• sign language|Sign Language
• American Sign Language
• French Sign Language
• British Sign Language
• Argentine Sign Language
• Brazilian Sign Language
• Quebec Sign Language
• Japanese Sign Language