from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada, devised in part by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet on the basis of sign language in France.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
proper noun A language that uses hands, facialexpressions, and other bodilybehavior to communicate both concrete and abstractideas; some signs are based on English words, but ASL syntax and grammar are not based on English. ISO 639-3 code: ase.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun the sign language used in the United States
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The letters on her shirt spell out L-O-V-E in silhouette hands, but not in American Sign Language.
The most interesting aspect of the film, from a cinematic standpoint, is surely the decision to dub American Sign Language rather than providing subtitles.
The drawback in the minds of the deaf community is that the fractured process is still in the hands of audiologists who are "medical equipment technicians," not qualified to make surgical recommendations and are antithetical to American Sign Language which is the culture incarnation that identifies the generation-to-generation deaf.
Their fusion of music and comedy with unique elements such as American Sign Language has driven the duo's popularity and resulted in memorable performances for audiences around the world.
Leclerc learned American Sign Language in high school — then was diagnosed at age 20 with Meniere's disease, an inner-ear disorder that can affect balance and hearing.
Leclerc learned American Sign Language in high school — then was diagnosed at age 20 with Meniere's disease, an inner-ear disorder that can affect balance and hearing.
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