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How many people do you know that can speak a second language fluently? In our society, bilingual people are often paid more for their skills in areas where there are large numbers of non-English speaking people. Anyone who has studied ASL, as I have, learns quickly that it has its own grammar rules that are completely different from English. ASL denotes time, possession, and emotion with hand placement, facial expressions, etc. It is incorrect and impossible to sign, in ASL, ‘I gave her the book.’ If I remember correctly, there is a sign for me, but not I, there is no sign for gave, only give, and there are no articles in ASL, such as the. There is a form of sign called SEE, or Signing Exact English, that has you sign what you want to say word-for-word, but most of the deaf people I have known don’t use it. So why don’t hearing people learn sign language? Perhaps it is because many people are not language oriented and find learning other languages too difficult. And let’s face it, ASL is classified as a foreign language at many colleges because it truly is its own unique, beautiful, language.

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Name : KT, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Wiccan, Age : 27, City : Deltona, State : FL, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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