Are all the Sign languages of the world the same?
One of the most common points for the debate is all the sign languages of the world the same? It is not the case; there are approximately three hundred diversities of sign language on the earth. With technological advancements, it is not new in these days to find a new language among the deaf millennial generation and deaf adults. People who are interested in learning Sign language have to learn the different types of sign languages. We will discuss some of the most common Sign languages in the world.
French sign language
The content mentioned above might have surprised many people with the fact that the American Sign Language is not only the only sign language used in the world. One can also find more than one million sign language specialists in France. Though the FSL or the French sign language faced strong restrictions and prohibitions in France from 1800 to 1970, many people still use the French sign language in the country as it has enforced many deaf people.
BSL and ASL Sign language
More than one and a half million people in the UK use BSL or the British Sign language. The Thomas Braidwood School for the deaf in the UK traced out the invention of Sign language in 1700-1800. From the UK the Sign language spread to the interior parts of the New Zealand and Australia. The AUSLAN or the Australian sign language is quite similar to the NSL or New Zealand sign language. The common point between the NSL, BSL, and AUSLAN is vocabulary, grammar and common types of sentence patterns. When the concern is about origination most of the people think that NSL, BSL, and AUSLAN are part of a single dialect and hence commonly they are termed as BANZL or British, Australia, New Zealand sign language since 1980.
Indo-Pakistani sign language
One of the largest forms of sign language in South Asia is the Indo-Pakistani Sign language. Though the Indo-Pakistani Sign language is not officially used in the schools of the countries still plays a crucial role in public communication among the deaf from south Asia. When we compare the Indo-Pakistani sign language with other countries, there are only a few certified professionals in the countries which will approximately be 250 exact.
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