Why are American Sign Language and British Sign Language so different from each other? I noticed this, and am perplexed as to why this is.
I know that they are not based on English. However, I am curious as to how they developed independently so that now they are completely and utterly different from each other. I realize that ASL is based on French Sign Language, but what caused ASL and BSL to develop so differently and independently?
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They are not based on English. They are completely different two languages that developed independently of each other.
It’s like asking why is Arabic and English so different.
Each country has its own sign language. There is no relation between the spoken language and the sign language of a particular country,
Think that communities with deafness are more isolated between them than people who can speak, and the sign language is formed when they communicate with each other, in the same way spoken languages are formed. That’s the reason why each region has its own sign language.
Sign language is going to disappear because nowadays kids born with deafness can be treated. The ones who use sign language are, approximately, 25 years old or older.