American Sign Language
English
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The phrase "American Sign Language" in ASL, transcribed in Stokoe notation.
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The phrase "American Sign Language" in ASL, transcribed in Sutton SignWriting.
Proper noun
American Sign Language
- A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but ASL syntax and grammar are not based on English. ISO 639-3 code: ase.
Synonyms
- Ameslan
- ASL
Translations
language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of American Sign Language terms
Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code ase (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for American Sign Language, ase