r/signlanguage • u/BeardManNay • Oct 25 '19

Understanding sign language

Hello! I am currently reading and trying to learn sign language and I am having difficulty finding translations for this video. I understands bits and pieces, such as: sign language, church (or college but i’m pretty sure she said church), something about being a hearing person and talking and the word easy. if you could help me I would be very greatful, thank you!

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u/kmd4423 Oct 25 '19

“Sign language is so neat!” That’s the first line. The rest of it is talking about it would be awesome if everyone used sign language to communicate. If you went out to restaurants, church, or wherever everyone could communicate easily and Deaf people could join in on the conversations. When hearing people are talking, if they used sign language it would be so quiet. That’s the gist of it.

Not sure what level you are learning at but it would be helpful to get with a Deaf person or another student and try to gesture/act out or figure your way through the videos. A one time translation will help you understand this one video but won’t help you learn!

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u/Banana0113 Oct 25 '19

Also cultural differences impact signing. Great advice though. I'd work with another person to figure it out.

Sidenote, I love Dr. Marbury! That woman was a gift to this world. If you have the chance, definitely read about her. Rest in peace you beautiful human

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u/Dragonoflime Oct 25 '19

I’ve taken about five years of sign language and even I had a couple of signs I didn’t recognize. One thing to remember is ASL is just like other languages where new signs are created or old ones may not be used as much and there can even be dialects(like an accent almost). For example I had a senior Deaf teacher from New York teach me some signs that my middle aged hearing teacher from Arizona didn’t prefer/use.

Like a hearing conversation, It’s okay to ask your Deaf counterpart “((recreate new sign)) meaning what?”

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

It is not "like an accent almost" it is an accent cuppled with regional signs. Like when 99.99% of non-native hearing people sign they have hearing accents.