Signing Basics
Below are our 10 articles in the 'signing basics' category:
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 are some of the most common ones ...
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 need to be able to communicate ...
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 and does not have grammatical ...
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 learn all of those signs you need ...
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 many different sign languages ...
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 be able to share personal ...
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, artistic or musical and how you ...
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 is to learn the words for ...
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 about more light-hearted things. ...
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 British Sign Language will want ...
