For the first time, an open-access educational grammar for five European sign languages, including Austrian Sign Language, was developed as part of a European project to improve the quality of sign ...

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

Post written by François Grosjean. All language scientists have a wow moment in their profession. Mine was when I was introduced to sign language and to the world of the Deaf. I was simply overwhelmed ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

An illustration of scientist signing the word science The American Sign Language sign for ‘science’ is two closed fists with thumbs angled down, and each hand moves in small circles in opposite ...

Sign language is an interesting past, with its origins extending much further back than recorded time. Researchers envision that early humans likely used gestures to communicate silently when hunting ...

Many people look at sign language classes as just something to do for fun. Maybe you're bored or interested in the language and just want to learn a little, but it's not necessarily something you ...

Along with jet packs and hover boards, a machine to translate from any language to any other is so appealing as a fantasy that people are willing to overlook clunky prototypes as long as they can ...