Syn: Ameslan. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
American Sign Language — Gesprochen in Vereinigte Staaten, Kanada, Guatemala, Philippinen, Ghana, Nigeria, Tschad, Burkina Faso, Gabun, Kongo, Zentralafrikanische Republik, Elfenbeinküste, Mauretanien, Kenia, Madagaskar … Deutsch Wikipedia
American Sign Language — n. a language consisting of manual signs and gestures, used as by deaf people in North America … English World dictionary
American sign language — Lenguaje norteamericano de signos: método de comunicación manual utilizado por algunas personas sordas. Los mensajes se transmiten mediante el uso de las manos y los dedos. El ASL es un lenguaje peculiar, con su propia gramática y sintaxis. Véase … Diccionario médico
American Sign Language — Infobox Language name=American Sign Language nativename= states=United States, Canada region=Anglophone North America signers=500,000 to 2 million in the USA alone (others unknown) family=emerging primarily from Old French Sign Language, with… … Wikipedia
American Sign Language — Langue des signes américaine Pour les articles homonymes, voir ASL. Langue des signes américaine Langue des signes américaine Parlée aux États Unis, Canada anglais, une partie du Mexique. Également Philippines, Singapour, Hong Kong, Répu … Wikipédia en Français
American Sign Language literature — (or ASL literature) refers to stories, poetry, dramatic productions, folk tales, and even songs in American Sign Language.[1] ASL literature can denote works translated from other literatures into ASL, like Patrick Graybill s translation of the… … Wikipedia
American Sign Language grammar — The grammar of American Sign Language (ASL) is the best studied of any sign language, though research is still in its infancy, dating back only to William Stokoe in the 1960s. Stokoe was the first linguist to approach any sign language as a full… … Wikipedia
American sign language — noun the sign language used in the United States • Syn: ↑ASL • Hypernyms: ↑sign language, ↑signing • Part Meronyms: ↑manual alphabet, ↑finger alphabet * * * noun [noncount] … Useful english dictionary
American Sign Language — noun Date: 1960 a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the upper body … New Collegiate Dictionary
American Sign Language — noun a sign language for the hearing impaired using hand gestures, developed in the United States. Also, Ameslan …
