Is it learned the same for english, spanish, japanese, russian etc.?
2007-08-28 17:10:15 · 6 answers · asked by D 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
No it is not a Universal language. I took 2 semesters of it in college from a GREAT Instructor. He was both Deaf and Mute. He let us know straight from the beginning that we were learning ASL (American Sign Language) and that some of the signs if used in another country would be considered rude, vulgar, or an insult.
2007-08-28 17:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. Every country has their own sign language. American Sign Language (ASL) is as different from Japanese Sign Language as English is from spoken Japanese. Totally different systems. In fact, deaf people in England use a different form of sign language than ASL.
I am involved in the Deaf community where I live, and I know ASL. I have seen Spanish sign language, Chinese sign language, and British, and they are all completely different languages.
2007-08-29 01:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by τεκνον θεου 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much. There is American Sign Language (AMESLAN) and that is almost universally understood. There are "dialect" differences, however. Some areas developed their own sign language.
Deaf people who use sign, however, are very good at picking up on new sign languages. They are used to signing and it's not near as hard as picking up a new spoken language.
2007-08-29 00:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. There are dialects within different languages too.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ase
http://www.deaflibrary.org/asl.html
http://www.deaflibrary.org/jsl.html
2007-08-29 01:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
each country has its own Sign Language. in the US, we have American Sign Language (ASL).
2007-08-29 00:14:10 · answer #5 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so ^-^! But i'm not an expert
2007-08-29 00:16:10 · answer #6 · answered by Punkey monkey 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋