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I generally think verbally. Then I started learning American Sign Language. For the 3 years I was actively using it, I thought differently, more with ideas than
by mabbo 9y ago
I generally think verbally. Then I started learning American Sign Language. For the 3 years I was actively using it, I thought differently, more with ideas than words. It was fascinating both in the change, and the fact that I've changed back.
- majos 9y agoI'm looking to learn ASL. Any recommended resources?
- mabbo 9y agoThis is going to sound like I'm joking, but alcohol is the key to learning. Find a class on it, one that's at night and one that has half the class go to the bar afterwards, ideally with Deaf people at the bar too. The social situation, the lack of inhibitions/fears to try stuff, you really pick it up fast.
- lisper 9y agoThis. Learning sign language really expands your horizons. I had always thought of language as linear strings of symbols, because that's what written and spoken language are. But sign language is spatial. It also uses facial expressions as modifiers.