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Nonmanual Features (Gaze (Gaze is the direction and length of the look…
Nonmanual Features
Gaze
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Intrinsic part of the grammar of sign language and can tell time (past, present, future)
Characters gaze, the performer becomes a character, telling a story through their eyes
Narrators gaze, directed towards the audience/camera
Reactive gaze, also looks at the sign it reacts to what the hands are doing
Spotlight gaze, the gaze follows the sign
Panoptic gaze, provides a holistic and substantial description of a poetic scene
Prescient gaze fortells what will happen next by looking at the location where the next sign will occur
Facial Expression
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Associated with common human emotions are said to be universal, anyone can understand the emotions without speaking the language
Mouth Actions
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Mouth gestures create a sensory image through different visual appearances (open/closed mouth, puffed cheeks, pursed lips)
Onomatopoeic expressions can be applied to objects that do not make real sounds. A creative way of representing deaf people sensory experiences
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