http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/what-differences-are-there-between-american-sign-language-and-other-nations-sign-languages/ Learn Sign Language Lessons Easily and FREE Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:03:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/what-differences-are-there-between-american-sign-language-and-other-nations-sign-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 Sarena M Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:53:10 +0000 http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/what-differences-are-there-between-american-sign-language-and-other-nations-sign-languages/#comment-2528 No, it is not a universal language. American Sign Language is used in the United States and Canada, primarily. Other countries have their own. For example, in England and Scotland they use BSL or British Sign Language. ASL is very much it's own language, with it's own syntax and grammer. It's not just signs describing actions as you would consider a "gestural English". It require you to put English aside and concentrate on ASL as it stands on it's own, much the way you would learn any other spoken language. No, it is not a universal language. American Sign Language is used in the United States and Canada, primarily. Other countries have their own. For example, in England and Scotland they use BSL or British Sign Language.
ASL is very much it's own language, with it's own syntax and grammer. It's not just signs describing actions as you would consider a "gestural English". It require you to put English aside and concentrate on ASL as it stands on it's own, much the way you would learn any other spoken language.

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