How intricate/detailed is sign language, especially where inflection and sarcasm are concerned? Do those exist?

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How intricate/detailed is sign language, especially where inflection and sarcasm are concerned? Do those exist?

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Which sign language? There are a lot of different sign languages. ASL (American Sign Language) has its own grammar, puns, “literary devices” (ABC stories and ASL poetry is a thing that is very different than English stories and poetry), rhyming, etc. Sarcasm and inflection definitely exist in ASL. Facial expression and body language is a grammatical marker that changes sentences’ meaning.

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