| People who are deaf and cannot speak have to | | | | concepts of grammar in a bid to standardize the sign |
| communicate with each other in their community or | | | | language to a certain extent. Sign language signs are |
| with others. As they cannot learn any language or | | | | very important for imparting education to deaf children. |
| speak any language it is through the sign language that | | | | It is easier for people who have internalized the English |
| they share their thoughts, feelings and messages with | | | | language to learn these sign language signs. Sign |
| each other. | | | | language signs vary with people of various languages |
| Sign languages are used by people who are not deaf, | | | | and regions. If you want to learn the sign language |
| in situations where they cannot talk aloud. These | | | | either for knowledge sake or for teaching deaf |
| include the public libraries, places of religious worship, | | | | students, you must memorize these signs. This will |
| hospitals, recording studios, etc. | | | | enable fluency of thought and actions. |
| Sign languages are unique to their own country or | | | | Except for the alphabets pertaining to the various |
| region. Sign languages develop mainly based on the | | | | languages, the sign language signs are quite similar for |
| local language of that particular area. All sign languages | | | | popular objects or phrases. Efforts are being made to |
| though are comprehensive and have sets or rules | | | | universalise the sign languages so that the deaf |
| including grammar. | | | | communities from all over the world can communicate |
| Sign language involves the use of hand shapes, | | | | with each other effectively and fluently. If this |
| expressions of the face, mouthing, spelling using fingers, | | | | standardisation is established it will be easier for |
| gestures, etc. Though the basic ideas and structure is | | | | teachers as well as students of the sign languages. |
| the same with all sign languages, there are variations | | | | Sign language signs are put up in charts in the |
| where the signs and symbols involve alphabets and | | | | classrooms of the deaf schools. Doing this makes it |
| phrases from the local language. | | | | easier for the students to memorize these signs. |
| Sign language signs are also thus unique to the | | | | There are various internet sites which also provide |
| language spoken in that country or region. To master | | | | information on these signs pertaining to various |
| all these signs involves constant practice and | | | | languages. One can learn quite a lot from these sites. |
| memorizing these signs. Signing exact English or the | | | | You also have information on where and when these |
| SEE is a system that came into existence in the year | | | | language classes are held and you can approach |
| 1972. SEE is nothing but a code which derives most of | | | | them if you wish to learn sign languages. |
| its signs of vocabulary from the American Sign | | | | Teaching sign language to deaf children is a very noble |
| Language. | | | | profession. You can do this part time as well as full |
| This code was developed to visually represent the | | | | time after you are fluent with the various sign language |
| English language mainly for use in education of the | | | | signs, expressions, phrases and the language as such. |
| deaf. This code put forth new signs for various | | | | |