How Sign Language Evolves as Our World Does
How Sign Language Evolves as Our World Does
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Ubiquitous video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate. They’re using it to transform American Sign Language.
The longer and more widely a sign is used, the more standardized it becomes, and ASL is still a fairly young, dynamic language that has overcome decades of stigma. The best way to figure out which words to use, Dr. Hochgesang said, is to connect with deaf communities.
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