context: 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.
question: ভাষা-নির্দিষ্ট হওয়ার পরিবর্তে, ধ্বনিতাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণের নীতিগুলি কী ধরনের সরঞ্জাম হতে পারে?
answers: general analytical tools