English-German translations for sign language

• Gebärdensprache die
  Die Gebärdensprache ist keine Krücke, ist kein Rollstuhl. Sign language is not a crutch or a wheelchair.
  Zielführend wäre es, auch die Gebärdensprache als Minderheitensprache zu betrachten. It would be good if sign language could be considered a minority language.
  So kann heutzutage zum Beispiel in die Gebärdensprache gedolmetscht werden. Nowadays, we have interpretation using sign language, for example.
• Zeichensprache die
  Hörgeschädigte haben oft nicht das Recht, ihre eigene Sprache, nämlich die Zeichensprache, anzuwenden oder darin angesprochen zu werden. Deaf people often do not have the right to use and be served in their native language, which is sign language.
• Gehörlosensprache die
• Taubstummensprache

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