Is american sign language international?

Harry Potter. Cutie! Asked by rhonamalfoy about 1 year ago, 3 answers.

Are there differences when dealing with different nationalities? Such as, in the English language, for the British we would call it 'crisp', while in America they would say 'chip'. For the American's 'jelly' is jam, while 'jelly' for the British is what...

the Americans would call 'jello'. ETC.

I'm just wondering if differences like these enter Sign Language, or if ASL is the one and only way of doing Sign Language and there is no variations depending on nationality and such?

Answered by hayley_james123 on Aug 06, 2007, 03:16PM
| 25 answers.

I watched a t.v. feature here in England about sign language a few years ago and apparently they are a little different. I got the impression that it's no worse than having to get used to understanding different verbal dialects though.

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Answered by funadvice on Aug 06, 2007, 10:16AM
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Yes, there is ASL international as you can learn below:

http://www.handspeak.com/index.php?home=intsign

http://asl.meetup.com/

Colleen

Answered by blackineseman on Aug 08, 2007, 01:40PM
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Honestly I wouldnt say American Sign Language 'A.S.L.' is international, because all different countries have their own sign language. I myself do speak sign language too, and I've seen signs from different countries, and they really arent alike. I would say that A.S.L. is something like a "slang" version of regular english sign language. But thats just me.

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