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Now that I'm full steam ahead with my ASL class, I'm wondering if fluent signers ever experience the equivalent of TOT phenomenon in spoken language, where something is 'on the tip of your tongue,' but you can't quite get it out. It's a very particular feeling, and I'm curious how (if at all)...

Yesterday in one of my classes this topic came up when a student mentioned Mel Gibson and the tape where he allegedly cusses out his girlfriend, the pictures of his girlfriend with chipped teeth, and a new tape where he (if it's actually Mel Gibson) tells her that it "wasn't safe" for her to be...

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if there are (m)any CODAs on here and, if so, whether they'd (you'd) be willing to talk to me about your life and language experiences, especially in terms of how language use shapes identity formation (but I'm more than open to other directions if anyone would like...

Hi everyone, I'm starting an ASL class from ground zero in September, and I'm really excited and also very nervous about it. Even though I've studied other languages before to pretty high levels of fluency (I lived in Japan for 10 years and speak Japanese quite well), I'm worried about a few...

I've been lurking for quite a while and figured it was finally time to introduce myself. So a big hi from Vancouver BC! :wave: I'm a hearing woman, 46, originally from Detroit and with 2 half-Japanese daughters. I got interested in deaf/Deaf issues last year when I read some articles for one...