American Sign Language isn’t a translation of English. It’s a language with its own grammar and idioms. Sign language speakers also have their own accents. Learn how this language, like every ...

but they also highlight its limitations because speech lacks the rich iconic resources that sign language uses on top of its sophisticated grammar. Sign languages can help reveal hidden aspects of ...

there is an English sign language and an American one, as well as regional sign languages that differ in grammar and display ...

The paper, "The Use of Sign Language Pronouns by Native-Signing Children with Autism," was published in the online publication of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders in February 2015.