Asl

/eɪ ɛs ɛl/ noun

American Sign Language, a complete visual language used by deaf and hard-of-hearing communities in North America.

Acronym from English terms, but ASL itself developed from French Sign Language brought to America in 1817 by Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet. It evolved as a distinct language with its own grammar and syntax.

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