Poll for Deaf People: Which sign language you use? ASL, PSE, SEE, etc...

gxa2017 · 02-17-2008, 12:13 PM

I use mixture of SEE and ASL. What about you?

shel90 · 02-17-2008, 12:47 PM

I use ASL

Barbaro · 02-17-2008, 01:40 PM

I prefer PSE.

Anij · 02-17-2008, 02:05 PM

ASL or PSE (depending who I'm talking to)

JClarke · 02-17-2008, 06:00 PM

Despite that I am Australian here.. but I use ASL for my VLOGS. (Maybe a bit of PSE

)

deafbajagal · 02-17-2008, 08:33 PM

ASL. But when I'm using an intepreter or talking with a hearing person, I usually have to switch to English-based signing so they can follow me

. I very seldom find an interpreter who can truly use and interpret ASL. I've learned S.E.E. (or Manually Coded English) but do not use it personally.

lumbingmi · 02-17-2008, 09:26 PM

Power to ASL. Stomp out audism.

lumbingmi · 02-17-2008, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gxa2017

I use mixture of SEE and ASL. What about you?

FYI, you re using "contact" sign language.

Quote:

Contact Sign is a variety or style of language that arises from contact between a Deaf sign language and a spoken language (or the written or manually coded form of the spoken language). Contact languages also arise between different sign languages, although the term pidgin rather than Contact Sign is used to describe such phenomena

Contact Sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

jillio · 02-18-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumbingmi

FYI, you re using "contact" sign language.

Contact Sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeppers....better known as PSE.

SxyPorkie · 02-18-2008, 02:18 PM

I use ASL and PSE mixing....

Oceanblue7 · 02-18-2008, 03:01 PM

I am not deaf, when I am using sign lanuage mostly a mixture of ASL and PSE.

flip · 02-18-2008, 03:29 PM

I clicked on mixture as I know both ASL and PSE, and mode depends on who I talk to, but I don't mix 'em. So I should perhaps have pressed ASL as that's what I prefer when partying with americans.

jasin · 02-18-2008, 03:45 PM

Asl of course. Oh, and Pse is not a language.

Aleser · 02-18-2008, 07:05 PM

I tend to transition between SEE and PSE, but I still have trouble understanding ASL... getting there, though. It strongly depends on who I'm talking to.

Angel · 02-18-2008, 09:05 PM

I sign SEE

Bear · 02-18-2008, 09:08 PM

I sign SEE.

Roadrunner · 02-18-2008, 10:02 PM

Ahh...I 'see'.

~RR

JeepGirl · 02-18-2008, 10:19 PM

voted Mixture. i use ASL and PSE

Silentwolfdog · 02-18-2008, 11:57 PM

I am confused to as which one I should click on...mixture or PSE? I clicked on PSE since it's "contact sign" and I have never heard of mixture until this thread.

Miss-Delectable · 02-19-2008, 12:02 AM

I use Auslan, ASL and of course, PSE

Dumped SEE a long time ago

JClarke · 02-19-2008, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss-Delectable

I use Auslan, ASL and of course, PSE

Dumped SEE a long time ago

Yeah, forgot to mention Auslan too...

Calvin · 02-19-2008, 02:05 AM

Well I voted Mixture. ASL and PSE

flip · 02-19-2008, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silentwolfdog

I am confused to as which one I should click on...mixture or PSE? I clicked on PSE since it's "contact sign" and I have never heard of mixture until this thread.

This poll was a great idea and I am curious on the outcome, but seems that some of us got a bit confused.

Don't like to interupt, but what about a poll with the topic:"Poll for fluent users: What do you favor?"(was that proper english grammar?). And trade "mixture" with "Two or more modes are equal to me". While I understand why this is limited to deaf people, I think hearies should be allowed to vote, if they are fluent in one of those modes. I know several of them prefers PSE or ASL over SEE, though it's perhaps more deaf people that prefer ASL than hearies. I also wonder if this poll is for american deaf people or foreign, too? Again, great idea!

dreama · 02-19-2008, 02:19 PM

When talking to deaf people I use the few signs I know along with fingerspelling when I don't know a word.

People usually use the deafblind manual to communicate back to me although I have used hands on signing in the past. I don't know which type of signs that's based on though.

lumbingmi · 02-19-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasin

Asl of course. Oh, and Pse is not a language.

Jeebus. ASL is only language on the list while others are known as Manual Code of English (MCE) which means MCE is not language but rather as "code" for spoken language.

kimpossible · 02-22-2008, 05:29 PM

i actually just use total communication most of the time. So would that be more like PSE?

Boult · 02-22-2008, 07:25 PM

I voted mixture, to me mixture means all of above... as I have used all three.

Boult · 02-22-2008, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimpossible

i actually just use total communication most of the time. So would that be more like PSE?

yes

jasin · 02-23-2008, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oceanblue7

I am not deaf, when I am using sign lanuage mostly a mixture of ASL and PSE.

The poll is for deafies.

02-17-2008, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
gxa2017 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	Poll for Deaf People: Which sign language you use? ASL, PSE, SEE, etc... I use mixture of SEE and ASL. What about you?

02-17-2008, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
shel90 Sun Whorshipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A Desert Rat that has found herself in Maryland Posts: 13,806 Blog Entries: 1	I use ASL __________________ ~Shel~

02-17-2008, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Barbaro doomsday clock's clicking Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: dæləs Posts: 256	I prefer PSE. __________________ We know what we are but not what we may be. -Author:Shakespeare

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JClarke J-Boy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Determined to go to America.. Posts: 10,804 Blog Entries: 3	Despite that I am Australian here.. but I use ASL for my VLOGS. (Maybe a bit of PSE ) __________________

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View Poll Results: Poll for Deaf people. Which sign language you use?
ASL	26	41.27%
SEE	7	11.11%
PSE	7	11.11%
Mixture	23	36.51%
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02-17-2008, 02:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anij Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 336	ASL or PSE (depending who I'm talking to)

02-17-2008, 08:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
deafbajagal Jasmine's Tiger "Lilly" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,820	ASL. But when I'm using an intepreter or talking with a hearing person, I usually have to switch to English-based signing so they can follow me . I very seldom find an interpreter who can truly use and interpret ASL. I've learned S.E.E. (or Manually Coded English) but do not use it personally.

02-18-2008, 02:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
SxyPorkie SxyPorkie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,095	I use ASL and PSE mixing.... __________________ Life Goes On!!

02-18-2008, 03:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
Oceanblue7 Going to see the Patriots Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium Posts: 3,829 Blog Entries: 6	I am not deaf, when I am using sign lanuage mostly a mixture of ASL and PSE. __________________ All year round Patriots Lady Ps.103:12 He washes our sins away into the ocean

02-18-2008, 03:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
flip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 430	I clicked on mixture as I know both ASL and PSE, and mode depends on who I talk to, but I don't mix 'em. So I should perhaps have pressed ASL as that's what I prefer when partying with americans.

02-18-2008, 03:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
jasin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 779	Asl of course. Oh, and Pse is not a language.

02-18-2008, 07:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
Aleser Woosh. Yes, Woosh. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 454	I tend to transition between SEE and PSE, but I still have trouble understanding ASL... getting there, though. It strongly depends on who I'm talking to. __________________ "I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."

02-18-2008, 09:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
Angel Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,695	I sign SEE

02-18-2008, 09:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bear Out Of Hibernation Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,023	I sign SEE. __________________ http://bears-city.myminicity.com/

02-18-2008, 10:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,090	Ahh...I 'see'. ~RR

02-18-2008, 10:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
JeepGirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In the South Posts: 6,176	voted Mixture. i use ASL and PSE

02-18-2008, 11:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
Silentwolfdog a toku fangirl Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 689	I am confused to as which one I should click on...mixture or PSE? I clicked on PSE since it's "contact sign" and I have never heard of mixture until this thread. __________________ If you are using red or blue font, there's a good chance that I am not reading your posts due to it being blended into background! I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. ~Sarah William Check my art at http://silentwolfdog.deviantart.com

02-19-2008, 12:02 AM	#20 (permalink)
Miss-Delectable Capt Tony Nelson, Jeannie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: No.1 Shopping Capital in Australia Posts: 8,487 Blog Entries: 3	I use Auslan, ASL and of course, PSE Dumped SEE a long time ago __________________

02-19-2008, 02:05 AM	#22 (permalink)
Calvin Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,524	Well I voted Mixture. ASL and PSE __________________

02-19-2008, 02:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
dreama deafblind vegan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England Posts: 648	When talking to deaf people I use the few signs I know along with fingerspelling when I don't know a word. People usually use the deafblind manual to communicate back to me although I have used hands on signing in the past. I don't know which type of signs that's based on though. __________________ Animal testing destroys lives. http://vivisection-absurd.org.uk/menu.html

02-22-2008, 05:29 PM	#26 (permalink)
kimpossible Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 165	i actually just use total communication most of the time. So would that be more like PSE?