when do u start learning asl?

im sorry im still confused. so PSE is a mixture of sign language? i'm sorry if i dont get this..
 
I learnt it when I was little. The first school I went, forbade sign language so the only place I can sign is on the school bus. I "eavesdropped" on the older kids. I remember seeing two older girls talking and I could understand them easily unlike my own family.
 
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I am experienced to someone intepreter deaf communciation to teach me. I am course asl and english grammer. i thnk so great to lots of more interest to about to learn wish be happy. I think so interest to more information to you. :wave:
 
*ROSIE said:
im sorry im still confused. so PSE is a mixture of sign language? i'm sorry if i dont get this.

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Originally PSE was pretty much what happened when well meaning people who wanted to communicate got together and did pretty much whatever it took to get the job done.

I believe PSE has evolved though and become more formalized.
 
*ROSIE said:
im sorry im still confused. so PSE is a mixture of sign language? i'm sorry if i dont get this..
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No PSE, or contact sign is a dialect that originated from native English speakers and native ASL users attempting communication. It is a combination of ASL signs and classifiers and English syntax.
 
Berry said:
Originally PSE was pretty much what happened when well meaning people who wanted to communicate got together and did pretty much whatever it took to get the job done.

I believe PSE has evolved though and become more formalized.
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A bit more formalized, but still pretty inconsistent depending upon how emersed in English the signer is.

Kind of like the Cajun dialect. Some of it has a decidedly English flavor, while the more entrenched Cajuns use a dialect that has decidely more of a French syntax and vocab.
 
I really want to learn ASL

but I live in England :(
 
Did you know DeafTeen90, that BSL is similar to my sign language of AUSLAN?
 
I learn about to teach LSQ is love enjoy . I learn new teach find more information to you . I wish be talk to you hope be happy. i think so getting enjoy. I think so getting happy. i love sign language is communication people
 
jillio said:
Probably not. Contexual meaning is different between the two. And there is a huge differnce between the two.
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In some way I disagree.

I used SEE signs when I was much younger because of the English grammar and the way the school taught me. I learned the differences between jump, jumped, jumping. Over time, my signs just evolved to PSE. I do more ASL than PSE, however, I find myself a hard time not moving my mouth or dropping my voice. If it was someone who uses ASL, I would drop my voice, but still have some mouth movements. There are some ASL signs that you cannot voice.

Everyone that I know that used ASL as their primary language can understand me. I can understand them because the signs are the same/similar. It's just how they would sign is very different. I have to observe all the signs together to see what's the whole story is. Occasionally I do have issues understanding pure ASL because lack of mouth movement (in English).

I just can't find myself "perform" in ASL because I think everything in English. If I want to ask the person, "How are you today? I am doing good! It's a nice day outside!" in sign, I would say, how you today? I (in ASL format) good. Nice day out". However, my mouth movement will come out in straight English, leaving out words.

That's why sometimes I'm questioning why people have a hard time speaking and signing at the same time. Is it because they're using SEE? (THAT i can see is hard).

Honestly, my opinion, I think the child should be exposed to both English and sign language communication.

Shel90 - why did you say that lack of ASL will impede the child's literacy skills? I find that hard to believe 100% of the time. I grew up without ASL, and I can read college level. Or is my situation just different? I'm just curious.
 
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