We studied Linguistics in undergrad, actually; it was our major. And I actually sat on that choice of 'concept-based' for a while, until I decided fuck it, I wasn't going to turn the note into a linguistics lesson, good enough.

And yes, Pidgin Sign is intended to be used by people with very different body structures and sensory apparatus. While everyone in this story can hear, a lot of other people in town are deaf as posts. There is no Pidgin Sign equivalent of finger-spelling, or an alphabet. There isn't a solid writing system either--well, not in the way people here usually think of it.

I didn't get to study much in the way of sign language, so I'd be more than happy to hear what you know to give my stories more verisimilitude!

--Rogan