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	American Sign Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Sign Language (ASL, Ameslan) is the dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in parts of Mexico.
		ASL is also used (sometimes alongside indigenous sign languages) in the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Kenya, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe.
		American Sign Language is a Foreign Language - a research/argumentative paper for the consideration of ASL to fulfill University foreign language requirements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Sign_Language (6071 words)

	American Sign Language alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Sign Language Alphabet is a manual alphabet that augments the vocabulary of American Sign Language when spelling individual letters of a word is the preferred or only option, such as with proper names or the titles of works.
		When fingerspelling acronyms in American Sign Language, such as with FBI, NASA, or RID, the letters are often moved in a small circle to emphasize that they should not be read together as a word.
		American Sign Language alphabet, some of the letters are depicted from the side to better illustrate the desired handshape even though, however in practice, the hand should not be turned to the side when producing the letter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Sign_Language_alphabet (944 words)

	American Sign Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Students who have completed ASL 101 and 102 and have earned the letter grade of "A" in each course are eligible to apply to be a tutor for the conversation/recitation hours run by the Tutoring Center.
		All ASL courses in the Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy are founded on guidelines from American Sign Language Instructors of the Deaf and The Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21 st Century, 1999 which describes the five Cs of language acquisition: communication, culture, comparisons, connections, and community.
		Students in the basic ASL sequence have the opportunity to practice the three modes of communication, (interpersonal, interpretive and presentational) to learn about Deaf culture (products, practices and perspectives), and to make comparisons between their first language and culture and the ASL language and culture.
	www.tcnj.edu /~educat/deafed/AmericanSignLanguage.htm (909 words)

	ASLinfo.com » About ASL - Information and resources related to American Sign Language (ASL), Interpreting and Deaf ...
		ASL differs from spoken language in that it is visual rather than auditory and is composed of precise handshapes and movements.
		ASL was developed by American Deaf people to communicate with each other and has existed as long as there have been Deaf Americans.
		Even when signs were not permitted in the classroom, the children of Deaf parents (codas), as well as Deaf teachers and staff, would secretly pass on the language to other students.
	www.aslinfo.com /aboutasl.cfm (477 words)

	American Sign Language
		Sign language classes are taught on a state-wide basis to state employees and American Sign Language is taught in several colleges and given credit on a limited basis.
		American Sign Language is offered as a language arts course, provided such subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education.
		American Sign Language shall mean a visual language which has emerged from the Deaf Culture and is composed of handshapes, movement, and body and facial expression, and possesses an identifiable syntax and grammar specific to visual languages which incorporates spatial relationships as a linguistic factor.
	www.theitinerantconnection.com /american_sign_language.htm (9092 words)

	Yamada Language Center: ASL WWW Guide
		American Sign Language is taught at the University of Oregon by the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences.
		Sign Language Interpreting Theatre - It is hoped by the authors that this Web site will serve as a resource for both novice and experienced interpreters, as well as for theatre staff wanting to learn about sign language interpreted performance.
		American Sign Language Teachers - This site has information for teachers of ASL at the secondary level, and is a place for teachers to receive and exchange valuable information for their students and profession.
	babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/asl.html (754 words)

	American Sign Language and Braille
		Sign language for the deaf was first systematized in France during the 18th century by Abbot Charles-Michel l'Epée.
		French Sign Language (FSL) was brought to the United States in 1816 by Thomas Gallaudet, founder of the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Conn. He developed American Sign Language (ASL), a language of gestures and hand symbols that express words and concepts.
		Sign language may be acquired naturally as a child's first language, or it may be learned through study and practice.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0200808.html (395 words)

	American Sign Language
		Signs are composed of three aspects--the tab, dez, and sig, which stand for tabula, designator, and signation, respectively.
		However, ASL grammar lacks many of the conventions of English grammar, such as importance of word order, use of articles before nouns, and use of the verb "to be".
		The short, simple phrases common to ASL and lack of "traditional" English word order might contribute to the myth that ASL is a primitive means of communication, incapable of expressing subtle differences or abstract ideas, but this is not the case.
	f99.middlebury.edu /RU232A/STUDENTS/elefther/grammar.htm (1054 words)

	American Sign Language Teachers Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the most widely used languages in the United States.
		ASL is primarily used by Deaf and hard of hearing Americans and Canadians.
		In addition, ASL is used by: 1) hearing children of deaf parents; 2) hearing siblings and relatives of the deaf, and 3) hearing adults who are becoming deaf and are learning ASL from other deaf individuals.
	www.aslta.org /language/index.html (843 words)

	American Sign Language
		American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, complex language that uses signs made with the hands and other movements, including facial expressions and body postures.
		It is the first language of many deaf North Americans, and one of several communication options available to deaf people.
		ASL is said to be the fourth most commonly used language in the United States.
	www.childstoryhour.com /signlanguage.htm (71 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:ase
		Tactile Sign Language is used by over 900 persons in Louisiana who know ASL, but have lost their sight from a generic cause: Usher's Syndrome.
		Sign language interpreters provided in court, for college students, at important public events, in job training, at social services programs, in mental health service programs, some instruction for parents of deaf children, many sign language classes for hearing people.
		Sign language interpreters are required for deaf people in court.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=ase (441 words)

	ASL American Sign Language
		ASL Definitions: A definition that has been around for a long time is: "American Sign Language is a visual-gestural language used by 500,000 members of the North American Deaf community." According to www.dictionary.com we have: American Sign Language n.
		Date: 1960: a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the upper body.
		ASL is the dominant signed language in North America, plus it is used to some extent in quite a few other countries, but it is certainly not understood by deaf people everywhere.
	www.lifeprint.com (1141 words)

	About ASL
		American Sign Language (ASL) is a complex visual-spatial language that is used by the Deaf community in the United States and English-speaking parts of Canada.
		ASL has its own morphology (rules for the creation of words), phonetics (rules for handshapes), and grammar that are very unlike those found in spoken languages.
		ASL and other sign languages promise to be a rich source of analysis for future linguists to come.
	www.deaflibrary.org /asl.html (2181 words)

	ASL - American Sign Language
		ASL University is an online curriculum resource for American Sign Language students, instructors, interpreters, and parents of deaf children.
		American Sign Language is a complete, natural language.
		In addition to learning vocabulary, becoming truly fluent at ASL involves learning grammar, culture, and history.
	www.lifeprint.com /asl101 (167 words)

	American Sign Language (ASL)
		ASL uses signs composed of specific movements and shapes of the hand and arms, eyes, face, head and body posture.
		American Sign Language is the fourth most commonly used language in the United States.
		Neuroscientists examining the brain activity of people who learned to speak American Sign Language at different times in their lives have found the first evidence that that is a critical period for acquiring nonverbal language, just as there is for spoken languages.
	www.42explore.com /signlang.htm (1056 words)

	American Sign Language - English Interpretation
		Using this approach we could say that interpretation requires that the interpreter knows both languages (yours and the language being used by the other person), understands the meaning of the specific message being conveyed, determines how that meaning must be expressed in your language, and produces an utterance that expresses that meaning in your language.
		The primary participants may also be fluent in more than one language, but they either do not share a common language or they prefer not to use a shared language for this particular interaction.
		For example, in many languages, such as American Sign Language, there would be (and in fact could be) no such ambiguity because a different word or sign would be used to refer to the Thursday that follows today and to the Thursday that occurs next week.
	www.signmedia.com /info/interp.htm (952 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/American Sign Language
		American Sign Language (ASL) is the dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in parts of Mexico.
		Since ASL is a visual language, when signing a sentence or a story one signs it in the order in which events occurred.
		Like some spoken languages, ASL does not use the linking verb "to be" (either as a 'copula' or a helping verb).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/American_Sign_Language (2737 words)

	American Sign Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		American Sign Language II This course is designed to improve the students' ability to use American Sign Language (ASL).
		In this class, the student will be exposed to sign vocabulary, deaf culture, expressive, and receptive language.
		This course will further the study of ASL for students whom have successfully completed their second yare, ASL II.
	peoriahigh.peoriaud.k12.az.us /american_sign_language.htm (139 words)

	Amazon.com: American Sign Language Dictionary Unabridged: Books: Martin L. Sternberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Produced under the auspices of an editorial committee, the book presents each sign with its pronunciation and part of speech and explanatory matter, including the derivation of the sign, its description in terms of handshape and orientation, and cross references to other words that use a similar sign.
		More than 60 percent of the signs I got out of it were rejected as wrong or outdated by Deaf persons and ASL teachers and interpreters.
		ASL is still rather young and signs you learn today can still be modified by tomorrow.
	amazon.com /American-Sign-Language-Dictionary-Unabridged/dp/0062716085 (1321 words)

	Baby sign language, American sign language books, dictionaries, and teach baby to sign
		American Sign Language (ASL) may be the third or fourth most used language in America.
		Schools for the Deaf have begun to focus on American Sign Language as the preferred method of signing because of its popularity in the Deaf Community.
		Learn sign language at home on your own PC with clear images of live actors you can follow as many times as you wish.
	www.aslcd.com (523 words)

	American Sign Language. SignGenius presents ASL Software
		Sign Language classes have, for many years, been the only way to learn Sign Language.
		Videos are slightly better, but a pain when you want to quickly look up a specific sign, replay one sign or test yourself.
		The problem with Sign Language classes is that you have to stick to it.
	www.signgenius.com /signlanguage-american.shtml (405 words)

	Deaf Culture, Sign Language ( ASL ), Deafness and Interpreting Sign Language.
		Deaf Culture, Sign Language (ASL), Deafness and Interpreting Sign Language.
		We are proud to be the leading producer of videotaped and text material on American Sign Language and American Deaf Culture.
		Sign Media, Inc. is proud to be the world's leading producer of videotaped and text material on American Sign Language and American Deaf Culture.
	www.signmedia.com (162 words)

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		While many ASL courses now exist in the United States, very few have the instructional depth found at the University of Rochester.
		The University of Rochester's ASL Program is a modern language, literature and culture program, which also approaches the study of signed languages from a linguistic and scientific perspective.
		In Rochester, students have a unique opportunity to learn and use ASL outside the classroom as well, by attending events such as theatrical presentations and lectures in ASL at local schools and colleges.
	www.asl.rochester.edu (115 words)

	Handspeak: American Sign Language Online Dictionary, Baby Sign Language, International Sign, more
		A Sign Language, in its richly multi-sensory, simultaneous, spatial-visual-temporal nature is a fascinating world of languages to learn and explore.
		A sign language has been highly developed by fluent Deaf/Signers over the past centuries; ASL is the 3rd most used language in the U.S. Baby Sign
		A sign language in its simultaneous, cinematic nature adds a dynamic spice to the visual-spatial arts, daycare + bedtime storytelling, and performing arts.
	www.handspeak.com (248 words)

	American Sign Language (ASL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ASL combines hand signs, gestures, and facial expressions to create words and sentences.
		England has its own version of signed language which is very different from ASL.
		An American who only knows ASL will have a hard time communicating with someone from England who only knows Modern British Sign Language.
	www.iidc.indiana.edu /cedir/kidsweb/aslinfo.html (348 words)

	Learning American Sign Language ASL and Signed English (SE)
		signing, mouthing, using facial expressions, gestures, and body movement – selecting the best combination to convey the message to an audience of mixed preferences and needs.
		The 10 Commandments Adapted for ASL and The Lord's Prayer in SE The Pledge of Allegience and God Bless America adapted for ASL Signs
		Sign Language Finger spelling words for some party fun.
	www.lessontutor.com /ASLgenhome.html (713 words)

	American Sign Language and Braille
		But in sign language, information is processed through the eyes rather than the ears.
		Like any living language, ASL grows and changes over time to accommodate native users' needs.
		ASL also has regional varieties, equivalent to spoken accents, with different signs being used in different parts of the country.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0200808.html (456 words)

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