AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

American Sign Language: An Outline

American Sign Language: An Outline

Outline

This paper is based on the topic of American Sign Language. American Sign Language (ASL) is the principal language of the signing deaf community in the United States. There are estimated to be as many as 500,000 ASL signers, making it one of the most frequently used languages in North America. ASL, however, is only one of many sign languages used by deaf people around the world; deaf people in most countries have their own distinct sign language. Sign language is a means of communication through the use of ...