˜yÐÄvlog

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chereme

[ ker-eem ]

noun

Linguistics.
  1. any of a small set of elements, analogous to phonemes in speech, proposed as the basic structural units by which the signs of a sign language are represented, and including the handshape, hand movements, and locations of the hands in relation to the body as used in a particular sign language.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó±ð·°ù±ð·³¾¾±³¦ [k, uh, -, ree, -mik, ke-], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chereme1

From Greek cher-, a variant of cheir-, stem of ³¦³ó±ðí°ù “hand†+ -eme; chiro-; coined by U.S. linguist William C. Stokoe (1919–2000) in 1960

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