<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">sign languages</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31332986</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:29:45</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">languages, sign</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">sign language</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">signed languages</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Means of communication using facial expressions and bodily movements, especially of the hands and arms, as opposed to acoustically conveyed sound patterns. Used when spoken communication is impossible or not desirable, for example between speakers of mutually unintelligible languages or when one or more parties is deaf.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>