2007-01-04 03:20:34 · 13 answers · asked by keeley 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
No it's not. I am in the process of completing my NVQ level 3 in British Sign Language (BSL) which is different to Irish Sign Language (ISL), American Sign Language (ASL) etc.
For example in BSL we fingerspell with 2 hands but in ASL they use one.
In Britain there are different types of sign language.
You can sign using BSL which has its own structure that is different to English or Sign Supported English which uses the same structre as the English Language.
I hope this info helps x x
2007-01-04 21:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by SP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it isn't. American Sign Language was derived from French Sign Language and was introduced to this country by Thomas Gallaudet. As such, there are many signs in common between the two. However, sign language in other countries and cultures have different signs and "alphabets". Some signs, however, are the same or remarkably similar from one culture to another.
There are also unofficial "signs", some normal and some considered rude or vulgar, many of which are pretty universal and are easily understood across cultures. For example, people around the world, both hearing and deaf or hard-of-hearing, commonly recognize the "peace" sign, and few people who are of driving age have not seen an angry driver give someone the crude and infamous one finger salute.
2007-01-04 03:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by poetic license 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Even the sign languages used for English in the USA and English in the UK differ.
2007-01-04 03:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by Oldbeard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sign language isn't customary. Even British and American sign Language are quite distinctive. in spite of the undeniable fact that, coincidentally, American sign Language got here from French sign Language so there is a few mutual communicability between those 2 specifically.
2016-10-06 10:32:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just like you have different dialects, there are different variations on sign language. In my psychology class, we've been working on a case study on Washoe the chimp (where the experimenters tried to teach sign language to her) They used American Sign Language (ASL) but in Britain there's BSL. If you are interested in learning sign language, you could try googling for colleges locally to you that teach it.
2007-01-04 04:58:05 · answer #5 · answered by Jayne-Linda 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think so. Thats why sign languages classes in the US are called ASL (American Sign Language).
2007-01-04 03:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by ficklepegasus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is different the same as with any language.
2007-01-04 04:20:31 · answer #7 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. UK and American signing is different for a start.
2007-01-04 03:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im really sorry I dont know the answer but I just had to say what an awesome question!
2007-01-04 03:48:34 · answer #9 · answered by Georgie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There are different dialects, just like there are different dialects of every language
2007-01-04 03:25:58 · answer #10 · answered by sweetiepi44 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋