"Mary's hands crossed over her heart . . . this same gesture is found in American Sign Language."—Emmanuel von Schack, educator and ASL user
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Sorrow's Universal Language
"Mary's hands crossed over her heart . . . this same gesture is found in American Sign Language." —Emmanuel von Schack, educator and ASL user
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French
ca. 1515