Signing Basics...
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Around the Home
Learning words and phrases for use around the home is very important if you are to be able to communicate effectively. The words for items and actions around the home...
Can Baby Signing Really Help My Child's Development?
Parents all over the world seek to find ways of encouraging and enhancing the development of their child as a method of preparing for later...
Everyday Tasks
One of the main places sign language is used is around the home and to carry out everyday tasks. This is because many of the users of sign language are deaf people who...
Finger Spelling
Finger spelling is a method of communicating with the hands which is closely linked to sign language. However unlike sign language, it is not a language in its own right...
Getting to Know One Another
Once you have learnt how to make basic introductions in sign language you will want to be able to converse more readily with people. This will mean you will need to...
Greetings and Introductions
This article covers some of the basic greetings and introductions you can expect to use or see others use when you begin learning sign language. Because there are so...
Personal Information
So you have introduced yourself to your new acquaintance, spoken about how you are, maybe even made plans to meet up again, but at this point you will probably want to...
Sign Language Vs Pidgin - Which is Most Complex?
Although sign language can essentially be a method of allowing deaf people to communicate with each other, it will also often be used as a way of...
Signing About the Weather
It is a time honoured British tradition to talk about the weather - and this will apply whatever language you are speaking. So it follows that anyone learning to speak...
Sports and Hobbies
An extension of personal information, sports and hobbies are a great subject to chat to your new friends about. It allows you to find out whether each other is sporty,...
The Relationship Between Sign Language and Mime
The relationship between sign language and mime is certainly not as simple as suggesting they are both ways of telling people something without...
Time, Date and Days of the Week
Once you have mastered some very basic vocabulary for sign language you will want to expand on it. A natural progression from basic introductions and that sort of things...
Transport and Holidays
No-one wants to talk about business all of the time so whatever reason you have learnt sign language for, it is always worth expanding your vocabulary so you can talk...
