Originally Posted by jillio

PSE syntax will vary depending upon both the signer and the receiver, but if one is signing ASL according to the syntactical and grammatical rules of ASL, they will conform to those rules. PSE is a pidgin language, and therefore does not conform to English or to ASL, the two languages on which it is based. Just as there are rules regarding the use of grammar and syntax for English, or Spanish, or French, there are rules regarding the use of grammar and syntax for ASL. The consistency of those rules in usage is one of the foundation criteria of it being a separate language, and what Stokoe spend to much time studying in order to have ASL identified as a separate and complete langauge.