About: Signing space

Signing space is the space used by a signer using a sign language. It's the three-dimensional space in front of the signer, from the waist to the forehead and from one side of the body to the other, where signs can be realized. Signers use this space to represent physical space and to represent conceptual structure. Locations in a signing space are mapped to locations in the real space. It's used to convey abstract information like time and order. The signer also uses this space to position the entities that are evoked in the sentence (e.g. people, objects, buildings and places) and to demonstrate their semantic relationships. This is called placement. The signer can introduce people into the conversation by signing their names, then placing them in the signing space. She can then refer ba