SignWriting

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Valerie_Sutton
gptkbp:hasFeature can be written horizontally
can be written left-to-right
can be written top-to-bottom
can be written vertically
iconic representation of signs
represents body locations
represents facial expressions
represents handshapes
represents movement
represents non-manual signals
represents orientation
supports animation
supports dictionary creation
supports digital encoding
supports handwriting
supports literature creation
supports print
supports transcription
supports translation
gptkbp:hasScriptType gptkb:alphabet
featural script
gptkbp:hasWebsite signwriting.org
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SignWriting
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:SWU_(SignWriting_Unicode)
gptkb:SignPuddle
gptkbp:introducedIn 1974
gptkbp:ISO15924 gptkb:Sgnw
gptkbp:notation iconic
visual-gestural
featural
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Center_for_Sutton_Movement_Writing
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:SignWriting_Journal
gptkb:SignWriting_Literature_Project
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:DanceWriting
gptkb:Sutton_Movement_Writing
gptkbp:supports gptkb:German_Sign_Language
gptkb:American_Sign_Language
gptkb:Nicaraguan_Sign_Language
gptkb:Brazilian_Sign_Language
many other sign languages
gptkbp:unicodeBlock SignWriting (U+1D800–U+1DAAF)
gptkbp:usedFor writing sign languages
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:United_States
other countries
gptkbp:usedInEducation deaf education
gptkbp:usedInLinguistics sign language research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Sign_Language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4