![]() The British Sign Language (BSL) family includes BSL, Australian Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language. American Sign Language is completely different from British Sign Language. Often American Sign Language is used for international communication in some academic settings (possibly due to the influence of Gallaudet University in the USA, the only liberal arts university in the world for deaf students). ![]() For example, since the co-founder of the first school for the Deaf in the United States was from France, American Sign Language has many similarities to French Sign Language. Just as American Sign Language is unrelated to spoken English, the sign languages of other countries have their own unique histories separate from the origins and histories of their countries’ respective spoken languages. While American Sign Language is used in the United States and Canada, most countries have their own distinct sign languages. Hsyncoban / Getty Images Sign Language Is Not Universal ![]()
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