I have been "learning" to sign for many years. First, neighbors taught me signing exact English. I didn't even realize there were more than one type of signing. When I got older (and forgotten most of what I learned years before), I had a friend who was hearing impaired. She taught me some signing and called it ASL. Fast-forward again and I had a roommate who's sister was deaf. She taught me what SHE called ASL, but so many of the words were different than the ASL I had been taught. And some were the same as I had been taught originally, Exact English. Now, searching online, I look up songs that are signed in ASL. I have watched so many signing the same song, all claiming it's ASL, but they are different.
Can someone tell me if this is right? Are there several signs for the same ASL words? And if so, how can I possibly learn ALL of them?
Thank you in advance for your help!!!
Can someone tell me if this is right? Are there several signs for the same ASL words? And if so, how can I possibly learn ALL of them?
Thank you in advance for your help!!!