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Originally Posted by Babyblue
I understand that but the _ings and -ed has a tendency to throw some people off that are not familiar with SEE. So in a sense it is a different Language. SEE is English when ASL is considered "Broken English"
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I agree...it is the word endings and the initialized signs that do throw people off and create an artificial feel to SEE. ASL is not considered "broken English". ASL is not English at all. I think maybe you meant "PSE", as PSE resembles the "broken English" spoken by some new learners of Englsih.
Here would be the difference:
English: Today I planted 2 trees in my yard.
SEE: Now+day, me sign initialized with "i", plant+fingerspelled ed, number sign 2, tree+fingerspelled "s" in, my, land initialized with "y".
PSE: Now+day, plant 2 tree yard.
ASL: Now+day, land, tree (tree repeat) plant.