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Manually Coded English (MCE) is a type of sign system that follows direct spoken English. The different codes of MCE vary in the levels of directness in following spoken English grammar. There may also be a combination with other visual clues, such as body language. MCE is typically used in conjunction with direct spoken English.
Manually coded languages ( MCLs) are a family of gestural communication methods which include gestural spelling as well as constructed languages which directly interpolate the grammar and syntax of oral languages in a gestural-visual form—that is, signed versions of oral languages.
MCE is a code for a language — the English language — that uses signs and hand shapes to represent words and phrases. Learn how to teach MCE to your child, how to use it with other building blocks, and how to find classes and experts.
Manually Coded English (MCE) refers to the various sign systems invented to represent the spoken English language visually on the hands. Unlike signed languages, which developed naturally in Deaf communities and have their own linguistic structure, MCE systems are linear and generally follow English language rules (Schick, 2011).
Language acquisition is a natural process in which infants and children develop proficiency in the first language or languages that they are exposed to. The process of language acquisition is varied among deaf children.
used, such as Manually-Coded English (MCE; defined on Wikipedia as “a variety of visual communication methods expressed through the hands which attempt to represent the English language”), Manual English, s/Signed English (the lower-case form signifying a generic term; and the upper-case form signifying the system developed by
Learn about Manually Coded English, a system of English codes on the hands, using some ASL signs and initialized signs. Find references, related topics and links to other resources on sign language and deaf culture.