ASL
Visual-gestural communication abbreviation
ASL stands for American Sign Language, the primary sign language used by deaf and hard-of-hearing communities in the United States and parts of Canada.
ASL is a complete language with its own grammar distinct from English: She's fluent in ASL, ASL interpreters were provided at the event. (Lowercase asl is internet slang for "age, sex, location.")
Gestural tongue of deaf community
- signingInscribing one's name
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- handshapeFinger positioning in signing
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
syntax · vocabulary · linguistics · semantics · morphology · classifier · glossing · storytelling
Finger positioning in signing
- movementChange in position
- locationPosition in space
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- manualWritten instructions for use
Identity embracing sign language community
- audismPrejudice against deaf individuals
- oralismSpeech-emphasis in deaf education
- DeaflympicsAthletic competition for deaf
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
One who conveys meaning between languages
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- consecutiveFollowing in unbroken sequence
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
Emotive muscle positioning
- emotional toneFeeling behind expression
- emphasisStress given to something
- rhetorical questionsQueries needing no answer
- intensityStrength or force level
American Sign Language
Gestural tongue of deaf community
- signingInscribing one's name
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- handshapeFinger positioning in signing
grammar · syntax · vocabulary · linguistics · semantics · morphology · classifier · glossing · storytelling · regional variation
handshape
Finger positioning in signing
- movementChange in position
- locationPosition in space
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
manual · gesture · three-dimensional · classifiers · handedness
Deaf culture
Identity embracing sign language community
- audismPrejudice against deaf individuals
- oralismSpeech-emphasis in deaf education
- DeaflympicsAthletic competition for deaf
mainstreaming · accessibility · captioning · cochlear implant · hearing aid
interpreter
One who conveys meaning between languages
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- consecutiveFollowing in unbroken sequence
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
ethics · confidentiality · voicing · trilingual · register
facial expression
Emotive muscle positioning
- emotional toneFeeling behind expression
- emphasisStress given to something
- rhetorical questionsQueries needing no answer
- deaf servicessign language, speech therapist, deaf community, interpreter, deaf culture
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- communication systemsalphabet, sign language, Braille, Morse code, hieroglyphics
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- Signingautograph, signature, contract signing, sign language, endorsement
- Deaf culturesign language, signing, signer, name sign, fingerspelling
Audible verbal communication system
English · verbal communication · speech · written language · text
- ASL interpreterConverts speech to gestures
- ASL alphabetHand signs representing letters