20 years ago, words like Google didn’t exist. How are new words added to sign language and how does everyone who uses sign language get told of the new words/signs?
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[Same as with any language](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-new-words-enter-vernacular-asl-180954419/). Someone creates a new sign, shares that in casual conversation, explains what they’re signing, and that word is fine tuned through mass use … or it doesn’t catch on and dies.
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