In the debate over continuities vs. discontinuities in the emergence of language, sign language is not taken to be the antithesis but is presented as the antecedent of spoken languages. Several recent ...

This year’s theme “Sign up for Sign Language Rights” encourages global support for the legal recognition of national sign languages. The UN General Assembly has proclaimed September 23 as the ...

Sign Language Studies, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Spring 2019), pp. 375-409 (35 pages) In this article, I briefly explore recent investigations regarding the emergence of sign languages in Mesoamerican contexts ...

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 ...

Every year, the International Day of Sign Languages is observed to recognise the importance of sign language in preserving the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of deaf communities worldwide.

But the unique language hasn't been documented until now, by university researchers A professor says at least 80% of its signs are distinct from American Sign Language The shaka sign – a person’s ...

Every year on September 23, the world celebrates the International Day of Sign Languages, a day devoted to raising awareness of the value of sign languages as an essential human right for the world's ...

“If there is no sign language, technology, special educator and interpreter then the learning process of deaf students would be challenging,” says Ferdinand Marshillong, a research scholar who is hard ...