I mean can a french man communicate with others like English , Arabic and Chinese .
2006-10-04 08:51:44 · 9 answers · asked by Hills 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There are many different dialects of sign language. The movie "Jenseits der Stille", released in English as "Beyond Silence", is partly acted in German Sign Language. Another movie, "Mandy", has bits of dialogue in British Sign Language.
According to one of the message boards for "Jenseits der Stille", there is an international sign language for a few events such as the World Deaf Olympics. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116692/board/nest/12434876 .
2006-10-04 16:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by ichliebekira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not.
Many people think that sign languages are just a gestural translation of spoken languages. That is not correct. ASL (American Sign Language), for example, is not based on English and is quite different from English in some ways. Just like there are many spoken languages in the world, there are many sign languages in the world, and they are not mutually intelligible. Sign languages change and evolve just like spoken languages do.
Many of the previous answers seem to imply that ASL and English are somehow connected. This is false. ASL is not a translation of English. They are completely independent languages.
2006-10-04 13:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, actually it isn't. Every language has it's own type of sign language. However, there are some signs that are fairly international (like drink and needing to go to the bathroom) but the funny one I like is in Chinese sign the middle finger extended means little brother... LOL Good luck!
2006-10-04 09:05:45 · answer #3 · answered by redheadedcyclone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
diverse international locations have diverse sign languages. Even diverse factors of a single united states would have diverse signs and indications, grammar, syntax, and so on. (kind of like a spoken accessory or area-particular slang.) American sign Language (ASL) IS a language all its very own. people who use signed English (signs and indications used contained in the comparable order as spoken English) can no longer truly communicate with people who use ASL. There are words in uncomplicated, and so on., however the grammar, syntax, and so on. are completely diverse!
2016-10-01 22:38:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. British Sign Language would be as incomprehensible to an American Sign Language user as english and zulu. Many countries deaf communities have their own national or regional language.
2006-10-04 08:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each language has one or more sign languages. American Sign Language (ASL) is different from British Sign Language. You must learn the sign language of the culture you wish to communicate with. To my knowledge there is no universal sign language because there is no universal spoken language.
2006-10-04 08:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are different types. In America we use American Sign Language.
2006-10-04 08:54:16 · answer #7 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so because there is American sign language.
Although I don't see why it would be different.
2006-10-04 08:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by PenguinLoaf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is a difference I know between Spanish and American, which uses several different "dialects".
2006-10-04 08:54:17 · answer #9 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋