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Meaning of Martha's Vineyard Sign Language | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A sign language, now extinct, which developed on Martha's Vineyard (an island in Massachusetts).

Examples

“LeZotte also gives readers a sense of M.V.S.L. (Martha's Vineyard Sign Language), used by the islanders through the mid-1900s but never fully documented, by combining "home signs" she used as a child with variations of American Sign Language.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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