- From: Accessys@smart.net <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:26:18 -0400 (EDT)
- To: David Woolley <forums@david-woolley.me.uk>
- cc: "'wai-ig list'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, David Woolley wrote: > My understanding is that sign languages are languages in their own right > and have different syntaxes from the spoken and written language in the > same country. I also believe that American and British sign language > are very different. sign lanugages are not only different they spread in different ways, the sign language used in the USA is actually the French sign language, so a signer from the USA can communicate with a signer in Quebec but not in Ontario since they use the British sign language. there are some other interesting variations on this spreading of signed languages. there are about 50 different sign languages used in the world, plus I am sure some local variants. Bob signer for over 40 years - end ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ occasionally a true patriot must defend his country from its' government +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . accessBob .NO HTML/PDF/RTF/MIME in e-mail. . . . . . . accessys@smartnospam.net .NO MSWord docs in e-mail . . . .. . . . . . Access Systems, engineers .NO attachments in e-mail, .*LINUX powered*. access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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