<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sign languages</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>languages</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>languages, sign</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sign language</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>signed languages</topic></variant> <note 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.  ]]></note></mads>