Makaton
noun [ U ] trademark mainly UK uk/ˈmæk.ə.tɒn/ us/ˈmæk.ə.tɑːn/
“默启通”手语系统
a brand name for a system of hand and body movements representing words, used with speech and designed to help people who have learning or communication problems
Makaton's combination of signs, gestures and printed symbols is now taught in many primary schools to spur the development of language in children. “默启通”手语系统将标记、手势和印刷符号结合起来，现在很多小学都在教，以刺激儿童的语言发展。
The Makaton vocabulary was designed by speech therapist Margaret Walker in the 1970s. “默启通”词汇是语言治疗师玛格丽特 · 沃克在1970年代设计的。
See also: sign language
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- He's just passed an exam in Makaton.
- If you don't understand Makaton, you could soon be in the minority.
- The Makaton Vocabulary was devised as a "language enabling device" for people with learning disabilities.