Audism Free America: Outcomes of the Historic Meeting and Rally

jasin said:
“As long as we have deaf people on earth, we will have signs…”
George Veditz, Preservation of Sign Language, 1913
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I like that quote as well.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I wonder how well CODA in France do? English is hard enough, but if we lived in a french surrounding, would it be easier for CODA to shift back and forth? (Signing to spoken?) IF it is easier for them, I feel like moving to France LOL or Canada. Where English language is not required.
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Well, no, because a CODA living in France would have as their native language FLS if their parents were signing. So it would be the same process for a CODA in America switching from ASL to spoken American English.
 
Lighthouse, CODA are everywhere in many Europe countries including Germany. The English word "Child Of Deaf Adult" (CODA) remain in non-English countries since America is first create those word.



 
I know, I just want to know how easy for other for CODA in other countries to shift back and forth on sign languages (any kind, not ASL) and spoken language. . I have a hard time learning ASL because I am so used to Spoken English.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I know, I just want to know how easy for other for CODA in other countries to shift back and forth on sign languages (any kind, not ASL) and spoken language. . I have a hard time learning ASL because I am so used to Spoken English.
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ASL is a branch of FSL historically, and I feel I can sense it when I watch FSL in use and compare signs and grammars with ASL. It's like FSL is the mother of ASL. That said, I also feel that ASL and FSL have more in common with each other than FSL and spoken french or ASL and spoken english. FSL is a beautiful language, and among my favorites, as well as ASL :)
 
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