history - Why does the ASL fingerspelling sign shaped like an 'x ...
Nov 15, 2018 · The ASL manual alphabet is derived more or less directly from the French manual alphabet. Here, the shape of R is again as you describe. The French X is shaped a little differently …
What similarities are there between Nicaraguan (ISN) and American …
Nicaraguan ASL and the middle eastern one the book studies are nearly a priori or at least as close to that as you can get in the real world. Some things that appear in many sign languages (even …
Are there signed languages that have a case system?
In a prior question I asked whether word order in ASL has a special significance, which naturally lead to another question: do any signed languages, that is languages communicated mostly if not fully …
syntax - Is there a significance to word order in ASL? - Linguistics ...
There is also the question of what "word order" might possibly mean in a language where several simultaneous "words" are not only possible but common.
asl - Are there any signs requiring side-to-side movement of fingers ...
Lately I've been thinking about the kinematics and kinemes of ASL. For lack of better terminology, I'll use "side-to-side" to mean the movement one's finger makes when tilting it left or ...
How to look up a sign language sign in a dictionary
Jan 22, 2023 · The other day, I was watching the weather channel, and, saw a sign language presenter signing. The specific sign language was known to me (as, most likely, was the one corresponding to …
When people converse in sign language, why do they make whispering ...
Dec 14, 2017 · It's fine to say converse too. even "speaking" sign language is okay terminology! It doesn't bother us. And of course, "translate" is the right word for when we take for example a …
What are the criteria for deciding whether a language is "natural"?
I read in the Linguistics section on the Wikipedia page for American Sign Language that ASL was " proven [to be a natural language] to the satisfaction of the linguistic community by William Stokoe, …
symbol - Do different languages use different sign language ...
Jul 5, 2016 · For example, ASL (American Sign Language) is said to be derived from French Sign Language: both are utterly different from BSL (British Sign Language), both in vocabulary and …
Which sign language should I learn first? [closed]
Jan 6, 2015 · As to which local sign language you should start learning, that depends on where you live! In my experience, I have found that the Deaf people around me in France knew some ASL although …