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This paper proposes a new NVSG element model with a focus on the linguistic structure of sign language. Morphemes in sign language consist of elements such as hand shape , movement and line of sight. An NVSG element description method is a method of describing morphological structure in an independent hierarchical structure.
Approximately 1,500 words have been described using the description method. After being described, the hierarchical structure of morphemes becomes easily comprehensible visually at a word level. Describing each element also allows us to search for a word from the word structure.
In the future, we intend to verify the possibility of sign language description in languages other than Japanese.
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Watanabe, K. et al. (2014). Study into Methods of Describing Japanese Sign Language. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2014 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts. HCI 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 435. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07854-0_48
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