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Old 07-12-2007, 04:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Shelia
Oh man! I JUST had to write a paper on Auslan and you would have been reeeeeeealy helpful! The one sign I remember in Auslan is "ROME," which is the same sign as ASL "NAME."
That's correct.



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Originally Posted by deafaussie View Post
Well, I'm Australian and is US resident living in USA since July 2005. I can assure you some AUSLAN signs are the same as ASL but given different/same vocabulary

For example,

Where ASL = What AUSLAN
Stand ASL = Stand AUSLAN

Thats all I can think of for now and will add more.

Aussie expat

Deafaussie's correct - Where AUSLAN the sign "What" in ASL is the sign of "Where" in AUSLAN.



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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
I'd love to see a Vlog. The ways that different nationalities and cultures express similar concepts in sign is fascinating.
Keep an eye out for one coming soon but I have to find an camera first as my webcam's broken but I can use my brand new phone so will try and make one over the weekend and put it up.

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