SYSK Selects: How Sign Language Works

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 23 March 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

It wasn't until the was developed and despite its co-existence alongside English, a user would be hard-pressed to sign with a British person. Find out about the independent evolution of sign language in the U.S. and how intuitively sensible it is.

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0:37.2	This week I picked out how Sign Language works.
0:39.7	This is a great one. It's from 2014, February 6th.
0:43.7	And I just remember at the time being fascinated with Sign Language, I think that's why it was on the list to begin with.
0:49.9	And we learned quite a bit ourselves. I know you will too. Very fascinating.
0:54.4	There's not just one Sign Language everybody. There are many, many kinds.
0:57.6	And that's just one little prefect to give you before you listen right now.
1:01.4	So I hope you enjoy it. How Sign Language Works.
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