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Dominic Tucker
English 12
3/18/19
Annotated Bibliography

American Sign Language. (2019, March 06). Retrieved from

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/american-sign-language

This article explains what ASL is and what it consists of including body language,facial

expressions,and movements with the hands. The article also tells you that there are many

forms of ASL meaning the is not just one universal sign language. The article says that

they aren't one hundred percent sure where it originates from but they suspect it

originates from the french sign language from over 200 years ago. The article adds the

difference of ASL and spoken language and ome is that spoken language is from using

words that come from the mouth. The article also tells how children who are born deaf

learn is from parents already knowing ASL and the parents teaching them or the child

learning alongside the parent because the parent would want a way to communicate with

their child.This Article relates to the importance of ASL because it tells you everything

you would need to know about ASL. The things it tells you about that are helpful is what

body parts you will need to include when communicating in ASL such as body language,

facial expressions and hand motions.

Brooks, R. (2019, January 15). A Guide to the Different Types of Sign Language Around the

World. Retrieved from

https://www.k-international.com/blog/different-types-of-sign-language-around-the-world/

This article talks about how there are many different types of sign language and how it is a

misconception and not many people know that. There is said to be up to three hundred languages
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of sign language.In this article there are many examples and backgrounds of the other sign

languages but the one that most relates to ASL is French sign language AKA LSF because LSF is

the foundation for ASL meaning ASL based and started itself off of LSF. This relates to the

importance of ASl because is informing people that there is not one single language but about

three hundred.

American Sign Language: What You Need To Know And Why It's Unique. (2018, April 09).

Retrieved from ​https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/blog/american-sign-languag​e

This atical starts off saying background iforation about ASL such as there being twho

hundred fifty thousand to five hundred thousand peoplein the U.S. and Canada that use

ASL. The article also says that ASl is the third most commonly used language in the

united states, te three are english, spanish, and ASL in that order. The article also gives

some surprising facts such as ASL is not the closet language to english spoken language

but Japanese and Navajo. This is important to ASL because it tells you background

information most people know about such as how its most closely related to the spoken

language of Japanese and Navajo.

History of American Sign Language. (2018, March 15). Retrieved from

https://www.startasl.com/history-of-american-sign-language​ This article states that ASl

started around 1814 in the early 1800s there were only a few thousand deaf people and

they used an old sign language know as Old American Sign Language. Old ASL was

started by Dr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. He started teaching ASL because he had a

neighbor with a deaf daughter who couldn't speak and had a very hard time reading and

writing. He went around the community accepting donations so he could go to europe

and learn about deaf education there so h could come back home and help his neighbors
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daughter along with many others. When Gallaudet returned home he opened a school for

the deaf with the name of American School For The deaf. This article relates to the

importance of ASL because it goes into depth of the history of ASL and talks about one

of the first american deaf school teachers.

ASL Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.softschools.com/languages/american_sign_language/asl_facts/

American Sign Language (ASL) isn’t based off of normal speaking languages, it was

formed over time so that the deaf could communicate. ASL is different for every kind of

country just like spoken languages. If someone uses incorrect signing grammar, they can

be considered to have an accent. There are over 200 different types of ASL and a simple

facial expression or gesture can change the meaning of a word or phrase. The way ASL

was formed and the way it is used is important because ASL because it makes things

more fluent and easier for deaf people to comprehend.

Rouse, J., & Barrow, A. (n.d.). Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf Clients. Retrieved from

https://www.verywellhealth.com/sign-language-interpreters-for-deaf-clients-1049500

There are no records of the first interpreter, but is thought that cavemen started it when

one was deaf they would ask others to basically act out what was being said. The demand

for ASL interpreters is fairly high, although not every deaf person needs an interpreter.

Interpreters may be required in medical and legal situations. ASL interpreters are

important because the deaf would be left out in a lot of things without them.
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Myths and Misconceptions about Deaf People. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.cput.ac.za/blogs/disability/disability-awareness/deaf-hearing-impairment-info

/myths-and-misconceptions-about-deaf-people/​ Someone who is born deaf will use sign

language and learn it first and be their primary source of communication. Someone who

has hearing loss later in life may not use sign language as their primary communication

because they already speak. Only a small percentage of people actually use ASL as their

first language when deaf. Lip reading is another form of understanding for the deaf, but is

very hard. Knowing the truth about myths and misconceptions is important to ASL

because it could make it easier for the hearing to communicate with deaf people.

Beyond High School. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.handsandvoices.org/articles/education/ed/V13-1_beyondHS.htm

In a regular college the graduation rate for deaf is much lower than the hearing

graduation rate. Some deaf students have access to interpreters, but still fail to meet

education requirements in past education courses. The rate of learning is previous

schooling is lower for the deaf. There are colleges specifically for the deaf. These

universities have a much higher success rate. Realizing that there are learning differences

in school is important to ASL because it can help interpreters, peers, and professors know

more about how they can help students who are deaf.

NEWS AND EVENTS. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.dawnsign.com/news-detail/history-of-american-sign-language

This article says the most prominent event in ASL is William Stokoe and his publication

of sign language structure in 1965. This article also says that the first known book
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published on ASL was in 1620 by Juan Pablo de Bonet. This article says that deaf adults

were often hired at schools to teach deaf children. The article says ASL is passed down

from over 195 years of deaf students and families from one generation to another and it

has become one of the most used languages in America today. This article is important to

ASL because it gives some background information about the first know book, free

school and how it has been passed down over the years of use.

About American Sign Language. (n.d.). Retrieved from ​http://www.deaflibrary.org/asl.html​ ASL

is the same in Canada and America. There are many types of sign languages ASL is just

one of many. ASL can be different in certain countries and even cities. There isn’t one

type sign language there are sign languages in every part of the world. French sign

language is the most like ASL. Understanding how ASL is different around the world is

important because you might have to learn that kind sign language as if you are going to

foreign country.