Why Its so Satisfying to Work as a Sign Language Interpreter

A sign language is a complete and comprehensive language of its own. It is not just some gestures which are random and used to convey a meaning. Sign language also has a set of grammar rules to go by. This language is mainly used by people who are hearing and speech handicapped. People […]

How the British Sign Language is Influenced by the Spoken English

The British Sign Language or BSL is the Sign language that is used widely by the people in the United Kingdom. This Language is preferred over other languages by a large number of deaf people in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that there are about thirty thousand to seventy thousand people who use […]

What is the best American Sign Language program?

I’m intensely into American Sign Language. It’s all I ever talk about. Anyway, my mother promised to buy me a Sign Language program for the computer, and a book to accompany it, for my sixteenth birthday this Monday. However, I have absolutely no clue about which programs are best. Can anyone recommend a good computer […]

Sign Language Basics – Directionality

Sign languages are different because they are three-dimentional spatial languages. Far from being simply spoken languages put on the hands, they are real languages on their own. They are rich, dramatic, efficient and elaborate. Sign languages have components that no spoken languages have. One of these components is directionality. To illustrate this, I’ll use […]