Should We Allow Hearing-Induced Changes in ASL?

[davidgcoons]

two simple short words, "THANK YOU" Specifically related to your comments about ASL #16-19. As a hearing person, raised in the Deaf Community (Deaf family).. we signed 16 to 19 the same way you were raised. I absolutely agree Deaf children need Deaf adult role models (language, experience, passing on of the culture e.g. stories, etc). Please, please continue to speak out, your thoughts, discussions are much needed. Again, thank you!!

[BrowseMyChannel]

Hello, I have been using sign language for over 30 years and have seen many changes in the language . Remember that sign language was first used by the hearing people to teach the deaf .

[IIstrange]

Sigh.. You need stop blame the interpreters. It not their fault.. I guess you are wrong about them. I used new sign language. Your history deaf family. You got old sign language. That good for you. I used new sign language. I still used new sign language "#16 to 19". Who did teach me.. It was teachers!! I learn new sign language in 1983- 1998. My son is deaf too. He learn from mine. You can't blame me either!. There no perfect the sign language. Just respect their sign languages. Respect them..

[LemonSaucy]

P.S.

You might contact a deaf woman - Angela Stratiy - who worked as a consultant on the American Sign Language in Canada Dictionary, if you are seriously interested in standardizing ASL. I recall her working (using video media) to catalogue ASL back in the early 1990s.

Jesus is Lord, God. Seek first the Kingdom, then you will know whether language standardization is God's will for you.

GBU.

[LemonSaucy]

If there are no recognized standards e.g. such as that which is achieved by Académie française for French, or say what the Oxford dictionaries achieve for English, then ASL will be vulnerable to every change that comes along, whether from hearing interpreters, or sub-groups in Deaf communities.

Of course achieving a standard would be quite an effort, but might be worth it in the long term.

[Dolhakz]

Agreed.

[Deanne855]

Agreed with you

[praiselordgrace]

Yup! I went at college...often the interpreter asked me to follow his/her Sign Language. I said, "nah, you're wrong with sign "college" from ESL changed must fellow mine. Another issued...interpreter often said Good morning! how are you!? great then fews min later...he/she being lazy Sign Language which mean not ASL by zeal. I tried be nice to them but they kept insult me. Therefore, I must blunt to them. Sigh...