S I G N
L A N G U A G E
W H A T
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• Sign Language is a language in which you don’t talk with your mouth, but with your hands (and some facial expressions). • This language is spoken by several people, mainly deafmute people.
THE SIGN LANGUAGE IS NOT A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. SIGN LANGUAGE AROUND THE WORLD
• Different sign languages are used in different regions and countries. For example, the American Sign Language (ASL) is not the same as the British Sign Language. • Maybe they have some similarities but are not the same.
LET’S LEARN!
HELLO!
GOODBYE!
Extend your fingers and across your thumb in front of your palm. Then put your hand between your forehead and your ear, then extend it away your body.
Raise your hand to the middle, open your palm, fold down your fingers except your thumb, then open your open your palm again. If you do it twice, you will say “Bye Bye�.
PLEASE!
T H A N K YO U !
Open your palm; your thumb must be sticking out. Put your hand facing your chest, and then, rub a circle in the clock hands sense.
Extend your fingers and thumb. Touch your fingers to your chin and bring them forward.
YES!
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Make a fist with your hand. Hold it about your shoulder height and bob it back and forth. Also, you can make the same move with your head to be clearer.
Take your index finger together with your middle finger and tap them together with your thumb. Also, you can move your head one side to another to be clearer.