I am in a sign language class now and its so cool, im learning so much!
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I am in a sign language class now and its so cool, im learning so much!
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It’s foreign to me so yes. I have a sign language book at home and want to learn it.
I don’t know if it’s a “foreign” language, but everything I’ve read indicates that it is more than just a signed translation of English. It has its own grammatical forms and idioms and can stand alone as a language.
no i dont think its foreign language. it is sign language in each country to their language.
i would love to learn it, as i am partially deaf and wear digital aids with 2 young children same as me, i would love to learn it to help others! its a great asset, to know
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I think it’s a beautiful language that should be taught in schools as an option to a foreign language. I know it because my nephew is deaf. I have had the opportunity to use it many times. Not enough people know it IMO. Good for you for learning it.
So you see it is an alternate form of communications
Not foreign at all, straight forward .
how can sign language be a foreign language if 90% of the gestures are universal gestures? still it would be cool to learn it.
Sign language is universal – not foreign, and good luck with learning, try to practice it as much as possible.
I wouldn’t consider it a foreign language, it’s more like a special language. Yes, I would love to learn it. My fiance’s cousin is teaching his 1 1/2yr old to sign and I think it’s adorable.
Sign language, particularly American Sign Language, is a form representing the English language by converting each letter of the alphabet into a sign. It’s as necessary as any other language for communicating with the deaf. Good for you.
There are many different sign languages. The ones developed outside your own country would certainly qualify as foreign.
Rather than foreign language I think it is an extension of this language, i would love to learn it, I already wave my hands about so much when i talk they may as well be doing something constructive
Sign Language is not a universal language, each country has developed its own version. American Sign Language is loosely based on French Sign Language, since the first sign teacher in the US was from France. Even within the United States, different regions of the country have developed their own ‘dialect’ or variations in some signs. Although deaf people can usually pick up the meaning of new or different signs.
And yes, American Sign Language is recognized as a foreign language by many universities. It is a separate language from English, with its own syntax, idioms, rules, and culture.
Much like Navajo, which is a ‘foreign’ language, even though it is obviously an American language, but because it is spoken by a minority of citizens, not because it is from a foreign country.