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What does the ASL sign mean? Look up a word in the ASL-English Reverse Dictionary.
Guess what the ASL word mean? See English translation Meaning: TENNIS
Baby signing a ASL word TICKLE in an early phonological development (handshape, location, and movement).
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Signed language is a natural, full-fledged language in visual-spatial modality. It has all linguistic features (from phonology to syntax) as found in spoken language. It's the primary language of Deaf people in North America. More on American Sign Language. Learn about the myths and facts about sign language.
To get started, learn the ABCs in ASL alphabet.
Take a peek what the ASL number is: number.
Learn how to sign numbers 1 to 100.
Signed languages have their own grammar that are different from spoken languages. E.g. ASL and English are two independent languages with their own structure, grammar, vocabulary and so on.
Random grammar tip:
When using a rhetorical question in ASL, raise eyebrows. Learn how to use a rh-question in sign language. Rh-question
To get started for a beginner, learn how to sign "How are you?".
Browse some more phrases and sentences that may give you some insights into how grammar, structure and meaning are constructed in ASL sign language and help you learn how to express them in ASL.
Where there is language, there is culture; sign language and Deaf culture are inseparable.
When learning sign language, become familiar with cultural appropriation to avoid inappropriate intentions and audism to be aware of. Learning sign language and Deaf culture comes with the process of allyship.
"Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation."
-- Noam Chomsky