There are many different types/dialects of sign languages used in the US alone. American Sign Language is used in mainly the Deaf Culture, or those who can not hear at all. ASL has its own grammar structure, which makes it difficult to use it interchangeably with English. Signed Exact English is a sign-based language that is used by many people in the Hard of Hearing community because it goes side-by-side with the structure of the English Language.
deaf and dumb people or even chimpanzees can learn and talk in sign language to us. In the silent world, they communicated with sign language.
we(im deaf) use it because it is an easy language to learn and it allows us to communicate faster then reading lips or writing. and even if you don't know the word in sign language ,you can spell out the word using the sign language alphabet.
US EnglishOfficial language is English
BSL is shorthand for British Sign Language. ASL stands for American Sign Language. Although both are languages used to communicate to the deaf, the two languages are very different.
American Sign Language.
1: American Sign Language
language is a medium to communicate and express/exchange information,views as social interact.
Yes, you must sign your US passport before using it for travel.
Yes. Here is a list of sign languages spoken in Canada:American Sign Language (ASL)Quebec Sign Language (LSQ)Maritime Sign LanguageInuiuukPlains Sign TalkPlateau Sign LanguageAmerican Sign Language, considered native to both Canada and the US, is the most widely spoken.
Salut: Some of the letters are different than in american (a, j, p, and a couple others), and of course there are different signs for some words. Even in the US, the signs might change as one travels from the north to the south, for example. sign languange is a language, and has all of the characteristics of other languages (dialects, word changes, different meanings, and, if you can understand me, different sounds). One has to study sign in french the same as one wold in the US. Good luck.
o you know...help us communicate...and pretty much accomplish everything humanity ever has
Primates communicate to one another by body language and gestures. For example a if a male silver back (Alpha Male) Gorilla stands up on two legs and pounds on its chest it means everyone else in the family will get intimidated. Similarly there are other gestures that have a meaning. They do not use a language like us Humans.Primates can communicate with humans by hand signals, like sign language.