From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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Date: | Wednesday, September 8, 1999, 5:28 |
Nik Taylor scripsit:> Speaking of sign languages, what is the origin of "standard" SL's like > ASL?It's a daughter language of French Sign Language (with an admixture of now-extinct Martha's Vineyard Sign Language). FSL was standardized probably based on a mixture of French home-sign systems and local dialects. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin