INVENTED FOR THE DEAF. TO SPEAK THE SIGN LANGUAGE
YOU MUST DO MOVEMENT OF THE HANDS, ARMS OR BODY, AND SHOW THE SPEAKER'S THOUGHTS.SIGNING IS ALSO DONE BY PERSONS WHO CAN HEAR, BUT CANNOT PHYSICALLY SPEAK. HUNDREDS OF SIGN LANGUAGES ARE IN USE AROUND THE WORLD. SOME SIGN LANGUAGES HAVE LEGAL RECOGNITION.
A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT ALL SIGN LANGUAGES ARE THE SAME WORLDWIDE OR THAT SIGN LANGUAGE IS INTERNATIONAL.