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Yes, there is a Canadian Sign Language (ASL). It is a distinct sign language used by Deaf communities in Canada and is different from American Sign Language (ASL). Canadian Sign Language has its own grammar, vocabulary, and regional variations.
ASL is not universal—there are different sign languages used around the world. It is not a direct translation of English—ASL has its own grammar and syntax. Not all deaf people use ASL—some may prefer a different form of communication, such as lip reading or written English.
British and American use the same spoken language, English. Yet the two sign languages, British Sign Language and American Sign Language are entirely different. Korean and American spoken languages are entirely different, and the sign language system is just as different.
You can't speak sign language but you can "sign".
To sign "Are you happy?" in American Sign Language, you would sign: YOU HAPPY? with raised eyebrows.
Yes, there is a Canadian Sign Language (ASL). It is a distinct sign language used by Deaf communities in Canada and is different from American Sign Language (ASL). Canadian Sign Language has its own grammar, vocabulary, and regional variations.
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ASL is not universal—there are different sign languages used around the world. It is not a direct translation of English—ASL has its own grammar and syntax. Not all deaf people use ASL—some may prefer a different form of communication, such as lip reading or written English.
British and American use the same spoken language, English. Yet the two sign languages, British Sign Language and American Sign Language are entirely different. Korean and American spoken languages are entirely different, and the sign language system is just as different.
Robbin Battison has written: 'Lexical borrowing in American sign language' -- subject(s): American Sign Language, English language, Foreign words and phrases, Language and languages, Spoken English
Only if they learn it from scratch. British Sign language and American Sign Language not related at all. There are only a few common signs, which have been borrowed from each.ASL and BSL are about as different as English and Korean.
Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) is the sign language used in Singapore, though it has no official recognition.SgSL is not fully standardized and is influenced by Shanghainese Sign Language, American Sign Language, Signing Exact English (SEE-II) and locally developed signs.
In what? American Sign Lnaguage? British Sign Language?, etc?
You can't speak sign language but you can "sign".
To sign "Are you happy?" in American Sign Language, you would sign: YOU HAPPY? with raised eyebrows.
Tap the thumb of the right hand (dominant hand), palm facing left, against the chin with a double movement. This is how to sign "mother". Note that there are many variants of sign language throughout the world. In North American English speaking countries American Sign Language is common. You should attempt to determine the language the "receiver" is familiar with.
In American Sign Language, you can sign "WHEN YOU BORN?" to ask someone when they were born.