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For sign language, is there a different way to sign for spanish, english, german, etc,.? Or is it all the same??
actually they're different forms of sign language.
American Sign Language (ASL): US Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS): Brazil (official since 2002) Japanese Sign Language Taiwanese Sign Language Korean Sign Language
wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language
* A subset of this group includes languages that have been heavily influenced by American Sign Language (ASL), or are regional varieties of ASL. Bolivian Sign Language is sometimes considered a dialect of ASL. Thai Sign Language is a mixed language derived from ASL and the native sign languages of Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and may be considered part of the ASL family. Others possibly influenced by ASL include Ugandan Sign Language, Kenyan Sign Language, Philippine Sign Language and Malaysian Sign Language.
The sign languages of the deaf are definitely NOT one universal language, as calderoh points out.
Nor are they directly derived from the mother tongue in question, in the sense of 'spelling out' the words. Sign languages have their own grammars and structure, and are a completely evolved means of communication - not a poor reflection of spoken languages.
A fascinating and easy to read book is Oliver Sacks' 'Seeing Voices'.
Sign language is the same no matter what--if your hispanic, asian, caucasian...its the same..
Sign language is the same for every language out there.
it is a universal language