Are facial expressions critical to communication in sign languages?

Being a guy who is very economical about facial expressions, I often catch myself thinking as I watch deaf people communicate that I couldn't (and wouldn't) do those things to my face even on a... more

07/01/19

What is this ASL sign?

A friend who was nonverbal at the time signed this to me; his right hand was curved palm up at his stomach (I tried finding the handshapes and couldn’t) and his left hand was in what I think was a... more

04/01/19

Learning Hong Kong / Chinese sign language

Hi, I know that this is the ASL reddit but I have tried searching elsewhere on Reddit to no avail, and online elsewhere there are limited resources; nothing similar to the abundance of ASL... more

03/27/19

Help with a sign?

Neutral location, no NMMs. Dominant hand is a 10/OpenA shape, thumb pointing up and palm inward. Non-dominant hand is a 1 shape, finger up and palm out. The dominant hand moves toward the... more

03/27/19

What is this sign?

Dominant hand is in B-handshape and brushes palm down from midforearm to elbow on non-dominant arm.

03/27/19

What is this sign?

hand shape: A-hand location: forehead 2-handed starts with the thumbs of both hands at the sides of the eyes, hands circle around to the front of the eyes until hands meet touching pinkys

03/18/19

How to practice/improve my signing without a Deaf community?

I'm a snowboard instructor and took ASL in college. I recently told my supervisor I am willing to teach lessons in ASL. While I used to be able to hold conversations with HoH/Deaf individuals no... more

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