American Sign Language (ASL) is a created language that consists of hand signs, body movements, and facial expressions. American Sign Language has its own grammar and syntax, which are different from English. American Sign Language (ASL) is a language made of complexity and is a series of signs made by moving the hands. The use of motions, facial expressions, and postures of the body is the essential of American Sign Language. This is the primary language of many people who are deaf or hard- of-hearing in America.
The National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, states, “ASL is a language completely separate and distinct from English. It contains all the fundamental features of language—it has its own rules for pronunciation, word order, and complex grammar. While every language has ways of signaling different functions, such as asking a question rather than making a statement, languages differ in how this is done. For example, English speakers ask a question by raising the pitch of their voice; ASL users ask a question by raising their eyebrows, widening their eyes, and tilting their bodies forward.”
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These are some interesting facts that you have posted. I have never taken sign language, but my friend does and I do notice when she raise her eyebrows and widen her eyes as well as move her body forward. I was always curious about why there were so many body movements in sign language, so I asked her and she explained the very same thing to me. I had not thought of sign language being so complex. I thought it was just a bunch of hand movements that represent the letters.
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