I am very ignorant when it comes to sign language in general.
Why is it called American Sign Language? Is it based off of English? If so why not English Sign Language?
For example is their a Chinese sign language? Would someone who knows Chinese sign language be able to communicate with an American Sign Language person?
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Fun fact time: sign language can still have regional dialects, as people from New York will sign slightly different from people from Texas
ASL is its own language; it’s not just English with your hands
Yes – different countries have their own signed languages; and knowing ASL does not allow you to communicate with someone who learned to sign in Korea……..however like spoken languages USA has a large population and powerful economy so many people will learn some ASL for practical reasons
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