Wow, yeah, I hadn't even considered what difference the internet would have made. Way too often I forget to think about history in its greater context.
And to my knowledge there are no widely adopted sign language written forms beyond all caps words in language common to area with sign syntax.
Not as far as I know, either. About a year ago I learned about a ministry group that translated the entire Christian bible into ASL and made an app where you could watch the videos. I don't remember the name, but it was cool to learn about. (IIRC, that project was what got me caught up on this question in the first place, lol.)
When you say 'sign syntax,' does that mean the same thing as gloss? For example:
YESTERDAY, HOME IX-me STAY
I see it used all the time as a tool for English -> ASL students (of which I am one, lol), but it's never crossed my mind to wonder what ways it is (and what ways it isn't) used by the Deaf.
If you don't mind me asking, are you or someone in your life Deaf? Just curious, since it sounds like you're more informed than the Average Joe. :)
I have a question about this, if anybody can help me out. Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing people generally fluent in English (at a similar rate to the general population)? I've heard anecdotes about Deaf people who only know ASL, little to no English, but I don't know how common that actually is. Mainly curious about the US.
I know ofc it's more complicated than that (ASL isn't the only sign language used here, and English isn't the only spoken language, not all Deaf/HH people use sign language, etc.), but I'm just trying to get an idea of the big picture. Like when it comes to TV, are closed captions generally considered 'accessible' by the Deaf community?
Apologies if that didn't make much sense, I had trouble wording it.
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Fuck, that's a good question. The first time I read it I thought one interaction was with a cashier, but now I don't see "cashier" anywhere lmao. Oopsie daisy :p
Maybe not in the summer, if you're closer to the equator (E: /j)