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A deaf-community or urban sign language is a sign language that emerges when deaf people who do not have a common language come together and form a community.
- American Sign Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that...
- Deaf culture
Deaf culture is the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art,...
- Village sign language
A village sign language, or village sign, also known as a...
- American Sign Language
One example of sign language variation in the Deaf community is Black ASL. This sign language was developed in the Black Deaf community as a variant during the American era of segregation and racism, where young Black Deaf students were forced to attend separate schools than their white Deaf peers.
May 29, 2024 · American Sign Language (ASL), visual-gestural language used by most of the deaf community in the United States and Canada. ASL is a natural language with a structure quite different from spoken English. It is not a manual-gestural representation of spoken English, nor is it pantomime.
Sign language is the most important part of deaf culture. Through a sign language deaf people can create a social and cultural identity for themselves. They can communicate naturally with each other. The shared sign language helps hold their deaf community together. Hearing people use spoken languages to do the same things. Some children are ...
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