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AnswerYes it does make you bilingual because ASL is not English. It has its own grammar and rules. Pure ASL does not convey English; it conveys ASL, as it is a separate language in its own right. Therefore, you are technically bilingual if you know both English and ASL.

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To know both a sign language and a spoken language is to be technically considered a "bimodal bilingual" (spoken and signed are the "modes" to which "bimodal" refers).

In some secondary schools, colleges, and universities in the U.S.A., students can offer (or study) ASL to meet a foreign language requirement.

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