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Old 01-31-2008, 08:57 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Reba View Post
Just one more point (which others have also made).

ASL is its own language--it's not a "broken" or substandard version of any other language.

Just because an English speaker can't understand a French speaker, that doesn't mean the French person is speaking a "broken" language. The French person is using fluent French.


If someone signs SEE do we call it "broken ASL?"

Excellent points.
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