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Originally Posted by AquaBlue
A regional sign (word) is not the same as a regional accent. They are two different things. A word (sign or not) is not equal to an accent (a sound).
Five different signs for early...that's crazy. 
Maybe Costello should produce separate dictionaries: one per region. Or at least have websites (like ASLPro or ASL Browser) that do the same thing. And if I may be blunt, having different signs per region is not logical because it only brings confusion to the singer(s). What if an Interpreter had to do his/her duty with two folks from different regions. He/she would have to adjust to cater to each person's known signs. That's nuts.  |
I came up with the 'regional sign' because it is the best words I can think of. Do you have a better word(s) for my 'regional sign'?? Regional accent had to do with the way a hearing person said the word so why not regional sign for the way a Deaf person sign the word?
The interpreter would use the locally signs. The deaf person who move to the new place is going to have to learn the local signs fast. I have done that myself when I moved. Hey - hearing people do have trouble understanding the accent from elsewhere like the southern accent. If the southern accent is real bad, I have a very hard time understanding that person.