The Numerical Systems in Hausa Sign Language
Keywords:
Hausa sign language, Parameters, Numerical systemAbstract
Hausa sign language is human language whose forms consist of sequences of movements and configurations of hands and part of the body which include of arms as well as face and upper torso. The term Hausa sign language is to refer to the language which consist variety of signs such as iconicity, indexical, arbitrary and gesture etc. The paper intends and examines numeration of Hausa sign language (HSL) which processed through the use of hand configuration and perceived in visual/gestural modality. However, the paper describes numeral system of Hausa sign language (HSL) via illustrate of unit, tenth, hundred and thousand categorically. The main objective of the paper is demonstrated the functions of sign parameters (handshape, movement, location and orientation) in the production of sign numeration in Hausa Sign Language.
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