The principles of phonological analysis can be applied independently of modality because they are designed to serve as general analytical tools, not language-specific ones. The same principles have been applied to the analysis of sign languages (see Phonemes in sign languages), even though the sub-lexical units are not instantiated as speech sounds.
(খ) সাংকেতিক ভাষাগুলোতে কোন শব্দগুলোকে বাকস্বাধীনতার উদাহরণ হিসেবে তুলে ধরা হয় না?
sub-lexical units