One of the biggest “lightbulb moments” for ASL learners happens when they realize this truth: In American Sign Language, grammar doesn’t live on paper—it lives on the body. Unlike English, which relies on word order and written symbols, ASL uses space, direction, and movement to show who did what to whom, when it happened, and how ideas […]
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ReadmoreWe recently received an email from a student about the use of non-manual markers. This person wanted to know how non-manual markers are used in American Sign Language. Does ASLdeafined show the use of non-manual markers? Non-manual markers include the use of facial expressions, body language, head movements, eye gazes, etc. For example, if you […]
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