For the first time, an open-access educational grammar for five European sign languages, including Austrian Sign Language, was developed as part of a European project to improve the quality of sign ...

Post written by François Grosjean. All language scientists have a wow moment in their profession. Mine was when I was introduced to sign language and to the world of the Deaf. I was simply overwhelmed ...

International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated every year on September 23. It honours the importance of sign languages in protecting the rights of deaf people. The day was first recognised by the ...

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

Learning fingerspelling can be a good place to start with American Sign Language, and can be useful to study even if you aren't hearing-impaired. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's ...

Sign language is an interesting past, with its origins extending much further back than recorded time. Researchers envision that early humans likely used gestures to communicate silently when hunting ...