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SUMMARY:International Day of Sign Languages
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that there are roughly 72 million deaf people around the world? This is a statistic from the World Federation of the Deaf. Collectively\, these people use over 300 different sign languages. A lot of people do not realize that sign languages are natural fully-fledged languages. \n\n\n\nWhile they may be different structurally to the spoken language\, they should be given just as much credit and importance. There is also an international sign language. This is used by deaf people when they are socializing and traveling\, as well as when they are in international meetings. \n\n\n\nIt is a pidgin type of sign language\, which is not as complicated as natural sign languages. International Day of Sign Languages celebrates all of these amazing sign languages\, paying homage to the incredible difference they have made to deaf people all around the world and increasing awareness about them. \n\n\n\nHistory Of Sign Languages\n\n\n\nSign languages are languages that convey meaning visually. It is not clear how many of these languages exist around the world. Generally\, each country has its own native sign language. In fact\, some countries have more than one. You may be interested to learn a bit more about the history of sign languages. These languages have been used throughout history by groups of deaf people. In fact\, one of the earliest written records of a sign language was in Plato’s Cratylus\, from 15th century BC. \n\n\n\nIn this\, Socrates says the following: \n\n\n\nIf we hadn’t a voice or a tongue\, and wanted to express things to one another\, wouldn’t we try to make signs by moving our hands\, head\, and the rest of our body\, just as dumb people do at present? \n\n\n\nThere is not a lot that is known about historical sign languages pre the 19th century. The information is limited to fingerspelling systems\, known as manual alphabets. These were invented so that words could be transferred from the spoken language to a sign language. The first manual alphabet is thought to have been developed by Pedro Ponce de Leon. \n\n\n\nThe first school for deaf children was founded in Paris by Abbé de l’Épée. This was in 1755\, and the most famous graduate from here is arguably Laurent Clerc. He went to the U.S. and set up the American School for the Deaf in 1817 with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. The school can be found in West Hartford\, Connecticut and it is actually the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the U.S.\, with around 174 students attending today. \n\n\n\nThe correlation between spoken languages and sign languages is complicated and differs depending on the country more than the language spoken. For example\, English is the dominant language in New Zealand\, Australia\, the UK\, Canada\, and the US. However\, American Sign Language (ASL)\, which is used in the United States and English-speaking Canada\, is actually derived from the French Sign Language. It has no relation to the New Zealand\, Australian\, and British Sign Language. At international events\, such as the meetings of the World Federation of the Deaf and Deaflympics\, International Sign is used. This used to be known as Gestuno. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+learn+american+sign+language&sca_esv=3669d01b023b8c41&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIIY8MpsysI-ldNtSWswlnvzj18PEw%3A1721103221815&source=hp&ei=dfOVZv2GMLTIkPIPvdeRsAs&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZpYBhZCD89v2I3iI6dyuh3yLKW-dkMeP&oq=how+to+learn+basic+sign+&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Ihhob3cgdG8gbGVhcm4gYmFzaWMgc2lnbiAqAggBMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHkjpK1AAWOwXcAB4AJABAJgBkwKgAdIlqgEGMC4xNy43uAEByAEA-AEBmAIYoALeJsICChAjGIAEGCcYigXCAgQQIxgnwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGNQCGIoFwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgoQABiABBgUGIcCwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiiBBiJBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEmAMAkgcGMC4xNi44oAf8vwE&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e7db37dd\,vid:6w1ZDaE-whc\,st:0
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