One of the earliest written records of a sign language is from the fifth century BC, in Plato's Cratylus. Here plato states taht maybe people who dont talk the same languages could use "general signs " like those who cannot speak currently do.
Sign language was invented in1620, Juan Paldo De Bonet published the first book on sign language
The first two people to invent American Sign Language is Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
ASL ( American Sign Language) was invented when Thomas Gallaudet went to France and met Laurent Clerc. They came up with sign language from French Sign Language and hand signs.
Sign language was never really invented, as people have always used gestures to communicate with those who have limited speech abilities.
ASL ( American Sign Language) was invented when Thomas Gallaudet went to France and met Laurent Clerc. They came up with sign language from French Sign Language and hand signs.
Sign language was invented in1620, Juan Paldo De Bonet published the first book on sign language
The first two people to invent American Sign Language is Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
It was invented in 1620
ASL ( American Sign Language) was invented when Thomas Gallaudet went to France and met Laurent Clerc. They came up with sign language from French Sign Language and hand signs.
Sign language was never really invented, as people have always used gestures to communicate with those who have limited speech abilities.
Greek Sign Language came about when American Sign Language and French Sign Language joined. This occurred in the 1950s. It became the legal form of deaf language in Greece in 2000.
ASL ( American Sign Language) was invented when Thomas Gallaudet went to France and met Laurent Clerc. They came up with sign language from French Sign Language and hand signs.
American Sign Language was invented for the same reason that all languages are invented, for communication. It is mainly for communication among people that are Deaf, hard of hearing or sometimes people that are mute.
The sign and the body language was the first language in the world.
Sign language is as natural as spoken language and has been around for just as long. It's a myth that sign languages were invented to help deaf people. This is simply not the case.
The Sumers invented the first ever written language.
It's unclear as to when Dutch Sign Language began, but it has been documented since about the 1880s, and it is related to French Sign language.