Wednesday, September 3, 2008
SIGN LANGUAGE- a form of human communication
Author: zion ng
Have you ever notice often during news cast, there will be a person at the lower right of the screen ? who are they ?
A: They are the SL interpreter (sign language ),they interprets to deaf people as well as people who are hard of hearing.
Sign language
A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses hand movements, body language and lip patterns instead of sound to convey meaning/ message.
It involves hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to express fluidly a speaker's thoughts and message.
Importance of SL interpreter to a deaf person
In most cases , Deaf persons, by necessity, require the presence of an SL Interpreter when engaging in medical, legal, professional, educational and other matters requiring full participation in the hearing world.
The SL interpreter also interprets what the deaf person wants to say into normal language(eg.English )
Sign language( spelling)
answer: APPLE
Types of sign representing each alphabet
sign language is also another form of human communication between deaf people and normal hearing people.
