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Sign Language Explained

There is no one universal sign language. Just as there are many different languages such as German, French and English, there are many forms of sign language for deaf people too.

Not only that but different countries also have different forms of the language, some of them are based very much the same as each other for example the Australian sign language is based on British sign language with elements of the American and Irish sign language mixed in.

What Is Sign Language?

Sign language is a way of clearly being able to communicate with people, who are deaf by using a series of hand gestures, for every letter of the alphabet there is a certain sign that can be made which is usually done with the combination of both hands thought there is a one handed version of the alphabet too and is often referred to as finger spelling. There are also hand signals for everyday common objects and full words.


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