English-Italian translations for sign language

• lingua dei segni
  Sarebbe opportuno considerare la lingua dei segni alla stregua di una lingua minoritaria. It would be good if sign language could be considered a minority language.
  Personalmente avevo chiesto una maggiore attenzione per la lingua dei segni. I myself have spoken in favour of greater attention being given to sign language.
  Alcuni colleghi hanno affermato, durante la discussione, che la lingua dei segni dovrebbe essere sostenuta in quanto ausilio medico. Several Members have expressed the view in this debate that sign language should be promoted as a health resource.
• linguaggio mimico

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