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The Complex and Diverse World of Sign Language
TLDR Sign language is a complex and diverse form of communication that varies across different countries and regions, with its own grammar, syntax, and etiquette. Teaching sign language to hearing children can improve their speech abilities and language skills.
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Sign language is a complex and diverse form of communication that varies across different countries and regions, and has a long history of mistreatment and exclusion.
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Sign language developed as a way for deaf people to communicate and was often created by deaf communities themselves, such as Martha's Vineyard Sign Language, which was used by both deaf and hearing individuals in the community until 1952.
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Gallaudet University was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc, who were both instrumental in bringing French sign language to the United States and establishing American Sign Language (ASL) as its own distinct language with its own grammar and syntax.
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Sign language involves body language, expressions, and the use of space, with the receiver focusing on the signer's face rather than their hands, and different hand positions and movements representing different things.
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Sign language includes an alphabet for finger spelling, which is used to indicate specific concepts or names, and new signs are constantly being created to represent new words or concepts.
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Sign language allows for modifications in signs to convey speed, direction, and tense, and relies on context and attention to detail for effective communication.
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Sign language has its own etiquette, including waiting for the speaker to finish signing before responding and paying attention to facial expressions and gestures.
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American Sign Language is the dominant sign language in the United States, but there are other sign languages such as signed exact English that aim to convey English syntax and order using sign language, and pigeon signed English, which will be discussed later.
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Pigeon signed English is a common form of sign language in the United States that follows English syntax but does not require prefixes and suffixes like signed exact English, making it easier to learn and allowing for simultaneous speaking and signing.
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Teaching sign language to hearing children can actually improve their speech abilities and language skills, and it is recommended to speak the word while signing to help children understand that speaking and signing are the same thing.
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Teaching sign language to hearing children can actually improve their speech abilities and language skills, and it is recommended to speak the word while signing to help children understand that speaking and signing are the same thing.
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