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PRONUNCIATION OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

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American sign language is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

American sign language

American Sign Language

American Sign Language is the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and English-speaking parts of Canada. Besides North America, dialects of ASL and ASL-based creoles are used in many countries around the world, including much of West Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. ASL is also widely learned as a second language, serving as a lingua franca. ASL is most closely related to French Sign Language. It has been proposed that ASL is a creole language, although ASL shows features atypical of creole languages, such as agglutinative morphology. ASL originated in the early 19th century in the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, from a situation of language contact. Since then, ASL use propagated widely via schools for the deaf and deaf community organizations. Despite its wide use, no accurate count of ASL users has been taken, though reliable estimates for American ASL users range from 250,000 to 500,000 persons, including a number of children of deaf adults.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

American ivy
American Judas tree
American Legion
American mustard
American National Standards Institute
American ostrich
American pit bull terrier
American plan
American red squirrel
American Revolution
American sable
American Samoa
American Standard Version
American Standards Association
American trypanosomiasis
American Wake
American wigeon
American wirehair
American woodbine
American wormseed

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

artificial language
body language
command language
community language
English as a Foreign Language
English as a Second Language
first language
formal language
high-level language
language
messuage
native language
natural language
plain language
programming language
second language
sign language
source language
speak the same language
target language
Unified Modeling Language

Synonyms and antonyms of American sign language in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «American sign language» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

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The translations of American sign language from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «American sign language» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美国手语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lenguaje de signos americano
570 millions of speakers

English

American sign language
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमेरिकी सांकेतिक भाषा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لغة الإشارة الأمريكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Американский язык жестов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A língua de sinais americana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমেরিকার ভাষা চিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Langue des signes américaine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahasa isyarat Amerika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

American Sign Language
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アメリカ手話
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미국 수화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

American sign language
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ngôn ngữ ký hiệu Mỹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமெரிக்க சைகை மொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमेरिकन सांकेतिक भाषा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Amerikan işaret dili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lingua dei segni americana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Amerykański język migowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Американський мову жестів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Limbajul semnelor american
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αμερικανική νοηματική γλώσσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Amerikaanse gebaretaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Amerikansk teckenspråk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Amerikansk tegnspråk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of American sign language

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE»

The term «American sign language» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about American sign language

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE»

Discover the use of American sign language in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to American sign language and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Sign Language Phrase Book
This edition's new chapter on technology boasts 50 phrases to help you communicate about the Internet, computing, video relay, and more.
Barbara Bernstein Fant, Betty Miller, Lou Fant, 2008
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American Sign Language: A Teacher's Resource Text on Grammar ...
This volume of the American Sign Language series explains in depth the grammar and structure of ASL while also presenting a description of the Deaf community in the United States.
Charlotte Lee Baker-Shenk, 1991
3
A Basic Course in American Sign Language
This series of tapes is designed to illustrate the various exercises and dialogues that help beginning students in reading sign language.
Tom L. Humphries, Carol Padden, Frank Allen Paul, 1994
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American Sign Language: A Student Text
Best known as the Green Books, the American Sign Language books provide teachers and students of American Sign Language (ASL) with the complete means for learning about the culture, community, and the native language of Deaf people.
Charlotte Baker-Shenk, 1991
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American Sign Language Demystified
This fast and easy guide offers: A DVD that contains all the signs and phrases in the book as well as hundreds of additional vocabulary signs Quizzes at the end of each chapter to monitor your progress Etiquette you need to know when using ...
MULROONEY, 2009
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Communicating in Sign: Creative Ways to Learn American Sign ...
Places ASL within the context of Deaf culture
Diane P. Chambers, Lee Ann Chearney, 1998
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The Everything Sign Language Book: American Sign Language ...
With info on signing etiquette, communicating with people in the Deaf community, and using ASL to aid child development, this book makes signing fun for the entire family.
Irene Duke, 2009
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Random House Webster's Pocket American Sign Language Dictionary
Over 1,000 signs, clearly described and illustrated, in an affordable, take-anywhere pocket dictionary.
Elaine Costello, 2008
9
The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
"The unique feature of this dictionary is that it is organized by handshape rather than by alphabetical order.
Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown, 1998
10
American Sign Language: A Step-by-Step Guide to Signing
Most important, by learning American Sign Language, you will bridge a communication barrier as you enter the world of an active, vibrant language community. 400 full-color photos Letters * Numbers & Colors Greetings * Holiday Phrases ...
Suzie Chafin, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term American sign language is used in the context of the following news items.
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Learning a Language is Easy with Mango at the Simsbury Public …
You can learn to speak anything from Arabic to Italian to Vietnamese - even American Sign Language - and meet new cultures through cool ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
SLO County government meetings for the week of July 6
Approve American Sign Language high school course offerings. Morro Bay Planning Commission. Meets Tuesday. 772-6200. Conditional use ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Exhibit runs in conjunction with play, 'Healin' Home'
Sunday performances will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing by American Sign Language interpreters. Tickets for “Healin' Home” ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
4
Deaf Community Outraged Over Beaten Man
Although Burnes is fully hearing, his first language was American Sign Language (ASL), and he currently works as an ASL interpreter part time. «LA Canyon News, Jul 15»
5
On the fridge
Signing classes: The Månha Project will hold American Sign Language classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from July 6 to 29 ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Jordan is acting out her dreams
There's also American Sign Language. “I really want to learn ASL, because my grandmother was an interpreter. I know some vocab already. «Chaffee County Times, Jul 15»
7
Stoner- Rutt
A graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High School and Goshen College, she is self-employed as an American Sign Language interpreter. «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
8
Jehovah's Witnesses kickoff first of five weekends at Richmond …
After concluding the conventions at the Coliseum, the organization will present the same program in American Sign Language on Aug. 7-9 at ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
9
Big Gay Wedding held on Capitol steps celebrates marriage equality
An American Sign Language interpreter was available to provide services. Local photographers also donated their time and services to the ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
10
Jefferson Lab to Host Camp for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Youth
Brita Hampton, the Science Education Administrator at Jefferson Lab, first got the idea for the camp after she took an American Sign Language ... «Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, Jul 15»

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