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Manual communication

Communication using hand gestures

Pupils in a traditional classroom situation signal to their teacher that they want to be heard

Successful communication between people of different cultures

Manual communication systems use articulation of the hands (hand signs, gestures, etc.) to mediate a message between persons. Being expressed manually, they are received visually and sometimes tactually. When it is the primary form of communication, it may be enhanced by body language and facial expressions.

Manual communication is employed in sign languages and manually coded languages, though sign languages also possess non-manual elements. Other systems of manual communication have been developed for specific purposes, typically in situations where speech is not practical (such as loud environments) or permitted, or where secrecy is desired.

Examples

Charades
Diving signals — hand communication methods while scuba diving
Flag semaphores — telegraphy systems using hand-held flags, other objects, or the hands themselves
Finger counting
- Chinese number gestures
- Open outcry hand signaling
Fingerspelling or manual alphabets
Gang signals — signs used to signify allegiance to a gang or local gang branches
Hand signals in traffic
Monastic sign languages — symbolic gestural communication used by monastic communities
Rueda de Casino — a dance that uses hand motions to "call" other dancers
Tic-tac — a traditional method of hand signs used by bookmakers in horse racing
U.S. Army hand and arm signals

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