The story of Koko the gorilla is filled with moments of wonder, but none are as philosophically charged as the…
How do you write a language that isn't spoken, but seen? This post explores the fascinating quest to create a…
American Sign Language is a living, evolving system, not a static code. The process of creating new signs for modern…
In spoken language, interruption means talking over someone. But how do you interrupt in a visual language like ASL? We…
Discover Warlpiri Sign Language, a complete and complex language used not by the Deaf, but by the hearing Warlpiri community…
Before established sign languages, how did deaf children in isolation communicate? This post explores "home sign," the remarkable gestural systems…
Music is often considered an auditory experience, but for the Deaf community, it's a world felt through powerful vibrations and…
In central Australia, the Arandic peoples use a complex sign language alongside speech, a system developed for times when speech…
Long before Nicaraguan Sign Language became famous, another sign language emerged organically on Martha's Vineyard. Due to a high rate…
Far from being simple pantomime, sign languages are a testament to the human brain's linguistic ingenuity. These visual-gestural systems possess…
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