About Sign Language

The academic advantages of sign language are numerous and plentiful. Learning sign language can bring academic advantages to anyone whether they can...

British sign language is as the name suggests the main form of sign language used in Great Britain. It is not the only form, as some people choose to...

Sign language dates back to the sixteenth century although it has evolved and changed many times since then. The history of sign language is complex...

Home signs are basically a system of signs which are invented and created by a deaf person usually a child, within their own family. This is not an...

Teaching sign language is an incredibly worthwhile thing to do, whether it is to parents of deaf children or to people who want to learn sign...

Just as with French, Spanish or any foreign language, there is always a need for interpreting services for British sign language - or for any...

One particular problem presented to sign language users is that of people who are left handed. Left hand signing will obviously be different to the...

Makaton is a communication technique that uses speech, facial expression, gestures, signs and symbols to convey information. It is widely taught and...

Sign language is not the only way deaf people can use gestures or make signs with their hands to communicate. Sign language - whichever one - is...

The linguistics of sign language are somewhat complicated, especially for people who are used to using a spoken language. If you use sign language...

At the moment there are not too many uses of sign language other than a means of communicating for deaf people. But as more and more people realise...

There are many places where you can learn sign language but they are far fewer than most mainstream languages. The main problem with learning sign...

There is a lack of worldwide signing information making it hard for deaf people around the world to communicate, just the same as people who can...