This research analyzes the use of sign language used by a mute adult woman named Elisa based on the movie The Shape of Water. In this research, the researcher focuses on the features of sign language used by Elisa to communicate with people in the movie. In addition, the researcher also used a qualitative approach and content analysis design. Where, this research collected, organized, and described the features of sign language based on the movie The Shape of Water. The main aim of this research is to find out more about the features of sign language and the usage of sign language found in The Shape of Water movie. The result of this research found several sign language features used by Elisa to help her communicate, such as finger spelling, spatial grammar and simultaneity, placement, non-manual feature and handling, of these features, the most dominant feature used by Elisa is the non-manual feature
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