generate questions: The principles of phonological analysis can be applied independently of modality because they are designed to serve as general analytical tools, not language-specific ones. The same principles have been applied to the analysis of sign languages (see Phonemes in sign languages), even though the sub-lexical units are not instantiated as speech sounds.
Instead of being language-specific what kind of tools are the principles of phonological analysis designed to be? {sep_token} What other types of language have the phonological analysis principles been applied to? {sep_token} What are the principles of phonological analysis able to be applied separately from? {sep_token} In sign languages what are not represented as instances of speech sounds?