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Canada has two official sign languages.
True: American Sign Language (ASL) and Québécois Sign Language (LSQ).
A form of discrimination directed against deaf people, which may include those diagnosed as deaf from birth, or otherwise
What is audism?
(True/false) A dialect is a language that is not fully developed.
False
In linguistics, a dialect is a variation of a language that is signed/spoken by a specific group of people. Dialects can differ in vocabulary, grammar, and signing space/pronunciation.
The shortest grammatically correct sentence is...
Go!
Besides ASL, is there another native sign language in the US?
Yes, Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL).
In March 1988, a student protest took place at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.
Deaf President Now!
(True/false) Language is a communication system exclusively possessed by humans.
True
This renowned writer invented 1700 words.
William Shakespeare.
It is often cited as one of the earliest formalized and most influential sign languages.
French Sign Language (LSF).
The action of a team gathering together, usually in a tight circle, to strategize, motivate, or celebrate originated at Gallaudet University.
The American Football huddle.
Give an example of a sign language that was recently born.
Nicaraguan Sign Language.
It is the first printed language.
German.
What is the global number of recognized sign languages?
About 300.
Communication through sounds is called «spoken language.»
Communication through visual-manual modality is called «sign language.»
Communication through touch is called...
What is tactile language?
.
(True/false) Black American Sign Language (BASL) is a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) used by some deaf African Americans. It's characterized by its own syntax, vocabulary, and signing space.
True
It was the first language to be spoken in outer space.
Russian.
Are there fictional languages?
Yes!
Klingon from the TV series "Star Trek".
Esperanto—a fully developed artificial language. It has between half a million and two million speakers.
There were twelve languages created for the novels "Lord of the Rings", with two being developed enough to speak in conversation.
Bilingual people tend to mix up the two languages they know.
What is «code-swiching»
What are cognates in sign language?
Words in two languages that share a similar meaning, handshape, movement, location, and palm orientation.
What do you call your personal way of signing/speaking?
Idiolect.