Sign Language - OpinionJournal.com

Interesting article:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010507

 

[thefourthwall]

Very interesting. both my children can communicate using ASL, one of them out of current necessity. The differences in subject-verb agreement/arrangement between English & ASL made it horrendously difficult to learn at first.

Imagine that ... bilingual deaf people.

 

[xwb]

I used to communicate with my kids in BSL when they were at one end of the hall and I was at the other. Those were the pre-mobile phone days.

 

[thefourthwall]

I used to communicate with my kids in BSL ..."

errrr .. what is BSL ??

 

[KenCunningham]

British, as opposed to American Sign Language?

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[CajunCenturion]

Yes, BSL is British Sign Language which very different from ASL, American Sign Language, both of which are different from Gestuno which is an International Sign Language.

There is also SEE - Sign Exact English, and I believe that Australia has its own version of Sign Language as well.


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[thefourthwall]

i was unaware of the various international flavors of xSL

Thanks for the information!