dactylology
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Signs, dactylology, speech reading, and the written and printed word are all dependent upon the eye for their value as educational instruments.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
It is certain, however, that he made no use of the sign-language, though there is some evidence that he invented and practised a system of syllabic dactylology.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 by Various
What advantage is there, not found in the prevailing methods of communication with the deaf, i.e., by gestures, dactylology, speech and speech-reading, and writing?
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
So long as this is true, dactylology can hardly claim to be more than one of the elements of a system of instruction for the deaf.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
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