Sign Language Online
Dictionary
How do you say "thank you" in ASL? Check out thousands of words in the ASL dictionary online here.
Sign Language
Ask a question about sign language. Browse some topics in this section.
Fingerspelling
How do you spell your name? Check out the Fingerspelling section.
Grammar
How does one form parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb, adjective and such) in ASL grammar? How is a ASL word modified (inflected) in a sentence? How are words arranged spatially in ASL?
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Baby Talk
Study finds that babies are not born with a blank slate of their brains when it comes to language. Sign language enables infants to speak earlier than speech language in the early stage of physical development. Next generations may speak both vocally and manually -- a matter of choice.
Language Arts
Speech language can convey sound effects, whereas sign language can convey cinematic vocabulary, such as angle, zoom, speed, cuts, slow motion, and such. How does one compose poetry in sign language? How do eyeing people perceive the world that is different from hearing people?
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