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Why is sign language different in English speaking countries?

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Deaf history is not the same as hearing people's history. So...with that in mind, one also needs to remember the the hearing world is unfortunately supportive of oralism, and that has affected Deaf history and Deaf education, as well as development of signed languages throughout the world. read more

Signed languages (French Sign Language, Italian Sign Language, and so forth) went largely underground throughout Europe and spoken by Deaf people in their respective countries. Except for France, signed languages weren't used in classrooms throughout Europe. read more

American Sign Language (ASL) is quite different from British Sign Language (BSL), despite the fact that English is the spoken language of both countries. The above picture shows the sign WHERE in BSL (on the left) and ASL (on the right). read more

In some countries, such as Sri Lanka and Tanzania, each school for the deaf may have a separate language, known only to its students and sometimes denied by the school; on the other hand, countries may share sign languages, though sometimes under different names (Croatian and Serbian, Indian and Pakistani). read more