sábado, 2 de marzo de 2013

Hawaii Sign Language found to be unique dialect

Linda Lambrecht uses Hawaii Sign Language at a press conference in Honolulu on Friday, March 1, 2013. Linguists say they've determined a Hawaii Sign Language is not a dialect of American Sign Language, as many long believed, but an unrelated language with unique vocabulary and grammar. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)Linguists say the language possibly dates back to the 1800s or earlier.




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