Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Halant(also: Virama, Hasanta)
- A diacritical mark used in Indian (Indic) scripts to suppress the inherent vowel of a consonant, enabling the formation of consonant clusters or conjuncts. When a halant follows a consonant, it indicates that the consonant should combine with the following consonant rather than…
- HamNoSys(also: Hamburg Notation System)
- A phonetic transcription system designed to represent the form of signs in any sign language. Developed at the University of Hamburg, HamNoSys captures detailed information about hand movements, handshapes, and body positioning using a standardised set of symbols. It is one of…
- Handshape(also: Hand Configuration, Handform)
- One of the five fundamental parameters of sign language phonology, referring to the specific configuration or shape of the hand(s) when producing a sign. Handshapes are a primary way signs are distinguished from one another and are commonly used as an organizational principle in…
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