:)Īdd a Word: This dictionary is not exhaustive ASL signs are constantly added to the dictionary. If you cannot find (perhaps overlook) a word but you can still see a list of links, then keep looking until the links disappear! Sharpening your eye or maybe refine your alphabetical index skill. ![]() "to", "he", etc.) to narrow down the words and pages in the list.įor best result, enter a short word in the search box, then select the alphetical letter (and page number if needed), and click on the blue link.ĭon't forget to click "All" back when you search another word with a different initial letter. For best result, enter a partial word to see variations of the word.Īlphabetical letters: It's useful for 1) a single-letter word (such as A, B, etc.) and 2) very short words (e.g. Click on the blue link to look up the word. Search/Filter: Enter a keyword in the filter/search box to see a list of available words with the "All" selection. "The limits of my language are the limits of my world." -Ludwig Wittgenstein Two languages open every door along the way." -Frank Smith "One language sets you in a corridor for life. "You can never understand one language until you understand at least two." -Geoffrey Willans "Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If you talk to him in his language, that goes to heart." - Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South Africa. "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. People discriminate, but not our biological human brain." - Neuroscientist Dr. "The human brain does not discriminate between the hands and the tongue. William Stokoe, the father of ASL linguistics (in the 1960s). "Language is not mouth stuff - it's brain stuff." - Dr. Written ASL digit for "LANGUAGE" contributed by the ASLwrite community, 2018.ĭeaf Culture and tidbits Quotes on Language Related signs: SIGN LANGUAGE, ASL (American Sign Language), language acquisition, BILINGUAL, GLOSSARY, VOCABULARY, WORD. The movement in LANGUAGE is that hands move outward from the center, whereas the dominant hand in SENTENCE only moves. Definition: The communication system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other.Ī tip for ASL learners, not to be confused by the ASL sign SENTENCE.
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