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As had been shown with lexical signs previously, signers perceive also their own manual alphabet as generally more iconic than a foreign one.

However, signers still agree that some handshapes are more iconic relative to their corresponding written character, regardless of language. For example, 🤞🏻 is rated as more iconic when mapped to <x> (Swedish SL) than to <r> (American SL).

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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-and-cognition/article/better-letter-iconicity-in-the-manual-alphabets-of-american-sign-language-and-swedish-sign-language/60955E48FC0EC5B01653F83493104167