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HONOLULUHONOLULU — Linguists say they have determined that a unique sign language, possibly dating back to the 1800s or earlier, is being used in Hawaii, marking the first time in 80 years a ...

Like many young people in Singapore and elsewhere, 25-year-old Quek Kai Yu sometimes finds it difficult to communicate with his parents. But in his case, the generation gap isn't always to blame. Quek ...

An illustration of scientist signing the word science The American Sign Language sign for ‘science’ is two closed fists with thumbs angled down, and each hand moves in small circles in opposite ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...

Andrea Lackner's research was funded by the Austrian Science Fund and affiliated with the Centre of Sign Language and Deaf Communication at the Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria. Most people ...

A spoken language is more than just words and sounds. Speakers use changes in pitch and rhythm, known as prosody, to provide emphasis, show emotion, and otherwise add meaning to what they say. In a ...

Sana Suri blogs at http://neurobabble.co.uk. The use of "deaf" in this article refers to culturally deaf individuals, such as those who have attended deaf schools ...