This was very refreshing to watch, and I'm now rather interested in learning sign; must be useful / a fun gimick depending on who you're speaking with!
I started to learn Auslan as a kid. The Adelaide phone book had the alphabet in the front so I got to know it. There was a deaf man who lived down my street and I kind of just started spelling words to him and he would tell me the signs. . I knew when he was walking past my house because his flip flops were so loud! - which became my cue to go to the window and wave :)
I had an experience when I was a teenager with a deaf man on the train. He was clearly distressed and my friend and I wanted to help him, we tried hand gestures and pointing at Maps and things, I even tried to get him to write what he was saying into my phone which he must have thought I was offering for him to make a call as he started aggressively signing that he was deaf and then banging his ears with his hands. He was getting so worked up that when he went back to banging on the train doors we slipped into the next carriage and got off. I didn't blame him for his frustration and anger, and it was in that moment that I turned to my friend and asked why on earth we were never taught any Auslan at school. Just a few simple words would have shown him we were doing our best to help and may have helped him stay calm. I wish there were a more universal western Sign language. I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the Oculus Quest, I can't wait to hang out with people around the world in VR. I've seen a lot of people using a mish-mash of 3 or more sign languages to communicate, especially from people who are Mute or Deaf, and I'm worried I won't even be able to sign a little because I only know Northern Auslan
I loved this video, as nurse I've wanted to learn to sign, but have been scared of not understanding everyone.. now I know what the diffences are, I can be more confident in learning without thinking I'm failing. Thank you!
so weird that 'where' and 'what' are switched around between the two. I'm finding this easier and more fun than learning another speaking language. Thanks for the vid.
I think people who can hear imagine that sign language is connected to the different languages around the world not that they don't think there could be different sign languages in other countries. Especially in a modern world where the media and travel connects everyone much more than in the past. Even if there was a sign language that was taken from England to America and Australia it quite easily could have changed much more than spoken English because the people who communicated in those countries would have been much more isolated from other countries. The thing that surprises most people, including myself when the question first came to me, is why people in countries that speak English speak such vastly different sign languages... Which makes sense when you think about it a little. It could also be interesting to compare sign languages from non English countries and see how different they are. It might be that it's easier to communicate in Auslan and KSL than English and Korean, simply because of the physical representative words. It might also be that people from one country taught sign language to people in another country (eg. Missionaries) and that language spread. I hadn't thought about this aspect before but I’m sure there are many interesting and surprising facts.
Hi! I'm a little late to this channel, but glad I found you! I've been wanting to learn sign language for a long time and awhile ago, I began by buying sign books. I'm Australian and I thought, because we speak English, we would use the same signs in the US, UK and Australia. I was wrong! I did begin by learning the ASL signs from the books, but of course I needed to learn Auslan as well, so I took some classes with a deaf teacher. They were really helpful. Even the signs I thought would be the same in the US, UK and Australia are different, like Merry Christmas. There are also signs which mean different words like the letter 'h' in Auslan which is the word for 'nice' in ASL. But I'm glad that I have started learning 2 sign languages. It could only help me, right? :)
An easy mistake to make :) Auslan, British sign language (BSL) and NZSL all came from an older version of BSL. I'm learning BSL but it can be hard to find enough videos to watch for practice so I sometimes use Auslan and NZSL videos as well. I know there are differences, but I find I can pick out quite a lot of signs that are the same, even though I'm still at an early stage with learning. There's also some crossover between ASL and BSL, even though ASL is more strongly conected French Sign Language. Examples that come to mind are "Communication" and a sign meaning "that-went-over-my-head", although I think thats 2 handed in BSL and when I saw it in ASL it was one handed
I've had a few deaf customers come through my workplace. It was always so difficult to help them if they didn't have their order written down, and though they tried to speak I really struggled to understand them. I felt so sad and embarrassed that I couldn't help these customers the same as I can help everyone else, that it's made me want to learn sign language. Even though I could count on one hand the amount of times I would have used sign language if I could. I think learning any language opens up new opportunities.
When I was in primary school a teacher told me and the rest of my class, that all sign language is the same around the world. I've known that's not true for a long time but the misconception is common because it just keeps getting passed on. Although, that was the 90's so hopefully it's better now. By the way, great video :)
That's a thing I've never understood! I mean, a lot of people know it's called American Sign Language, so why would people assume that *American* Sign Language is universal?
Auslan isn't my native language, and it's been a while since I last used it so I wouldn't call myself fluent in it anymore. I also don't know any Indo sign language, so I'd rather not do a video of that.
My youngest daughter didn't take to Auslan she took to American sign and wow the difference.So this is awesome to see side by side the slight differences in the language :)
I didn't know you also knew Auslan; that's awesome! I thought I was just really tired when I started watching this and couldn't understand haha. When I tell people that sign language is not universal, I've gotten the response "well, why not? It should be!" My response is "ok, so we should have just one spoken language too?" That makes no sense! Also, for regional signs, I have seen so many signs for pizza! I typically use the double z handshape, but I've seen at least 3-4 other ones, probably more!
Hahah that was my hope, catching people off guard! :P I know, that response is so annoying! Diversity is beautiful so go away. Yep, pizza is on my list!
Stephanie Pushman I do wish there was one universal sign language just because if I encounter a deaf person who signs, it’d be great to not have to worry about whether they understand me or not. Like I understand there is not a universal language, and I think that’s beautiful, but as all languages technically have the same meaning for their words, there could easily be a universal sign language. But I understand what you guys are meaning by this
There have been attempts to create universal spoken languages, yes! But there’s a reason why none of them become truly universal, and there’s nothing wrong with that! Auslan and ASL come from different language families, so an Auslan user might struggle to understand ASL fully. Auslan originated from British sign, same as New Zealand sign. American sign originated from a mix of several sign languages, primarily LSF (French sign). It also drew from home signs, some Plains Indigenous sign, a little bit of BSL, and some others I’m sure!
I am curious, is it completely different, like Japanese and English? Or closer, maybe not to the extent of British vs American English, but close enough that an Australian could get an idea of what an American is signing? Are you bilingual?
I'm studying to become an asl interpreter and I just have one more course to complete until I can become an official asli major in the spring. I love seeing other signs from other countries as well.
Love this!! Yes, I had learned a bunch of ASL online through Bill Vicars on RUclips, who is in the States. Then taking in-person classes in Canada, I found many of the signs different. It never really crossed my mind that the difference could be related to the difference in country, although it seems obvious when I say it out loud. Thanks for another awesome vid!!:)
I don't understand how people can think there is only one dialect. English may be one language but there's English English, Australian English, American English, English that's taught as a second language etc. Just one example, togs, swimmers, bathers, swimsuit, swimming togs, all are used in different regions of Australia. My favourite one is asking for a refidex in Melbourne! 🤔
Sign languages evolve just like spoken languages. If you look at sign language from 100 years ago, they look different. Enough similarities to still understand, but it’s like Old English vs modern English. Signs can still be produced incorrectly, like wrong orientation or slightly off handshape, so just knowing the signs to use them fluently isn’t enough. Learning nuance is important too, and there is grammar that’s different from language to language so you need to know that as well.
Thank you for sharing this! I find comparisons of different sign languages very interesting. (Andy Signs made a funny video in which he tried to learn some BSL and commented on the differences.) Of course it makes sense that the spoken language of a culture would not correspond to the sign language of that culture, and so of course it makes sense that Australia, Britain, and the U.S.-although they all speak English-might have very different sign languages. I think the fact that a country/culture's sign language is not directly related to that country/culture's spoken language surprises hearing people when they first realize it, especially since many signers also choose to learn their region's spoken/written language (and many signers choose to move their lips while signing to form the shape of the spoken words). I think it's very surprising to many of us hearing folks when we first realize that someone who knows ASL (or Auslan or BSL) doesn't automatically also know English, that they are literally *completely different languages*.
Indeed! BSL, Auslan, and NZSL (New Zealand) are actually all the same family! If you know one of them, you can pretty easily understand the other two. ASL is more related to LSF (old ye LSF, not modern LSF). I wouldn't say choose to learn the region's language... We don't have much choice do we? We have to know the language to be able to get through everyday life. But yes, people don't expect sign languages to differ despite having the same spoken language.
Rogan Shannon I'm sorry about the "choose" comment-I worded that very poorly! I was thinking only of people who interact primarily with the Deaf community, who don't really use any language but sign for their own communication. But of course everyone needs to be able to read their prescription bottles and such, so learning the written language isn't really a choice. I was thinking primarily of the spoken language, rather than the written one. I've gotten the impression that some Deaf people do not choose to learn a spoken language, while some choose to learn to lip read and/or speak orally. I'm sorry if that still sounds ignorant. I am trying to learn about Deaf culture, but don't know any d/Deaf people in real life. I'm mostly learning from channels like yours on RUclips. (And I really appreciate the fact that I am able to learn so much from your videos.)
That's alright! That's correct, some do choose to learn speaking, but some were forced to learn growing up (and these people often end up choosing to not use it later in life) but still use it if necessary.
America adopted the French SL in the early 1800s at that time they were anti-British. After gaining independence from Britain, the Congress voted English as their main spoken language by one vote from German. Very lucky to hearing people's language but not Deaf people.@@RoganShannon13
There's a free online course on RUclips. ruclips.net/video/ZA0L3BZogQc/видео.html You can also use Auslan's online sign dictionary to find a specific sign. www.auslan.org.au/about/dictionary/
hello! im an Australian wanting to learn sign language, and was just wondering: say if I was to learn ASL, would people who do Auslan still understand me? and visa versa? Like I understand there are a few differences, but would the other person still understand majority of what they are saying? thanks! :)
My friend is completely deaf. She is Australian, aged in her 50's. She signs Auslan, but there are enough similarities with ASL for her to follow the gist of a conversation
Thanks for the little Canada shout out! I am from the west coast and my favourite regional sign is "skytrain" (which is what our above-ground metro is called). I love the little regional differences.
I think when I was in ASL classes someone told me there were about 50 different signs for pizza. Or maybe birthday. They both have a lot. What really bothers me is I can't even remember learning 1 of them. -.-u
Please slow down when you’re “teaching” AUSLAN. It’s difficult for learners to read the CC’s and watch you sign in two different languages at the same time. It’s very hard to keep up.
I'm not deaf of HOH but i have an auditory processing disorder and sometimes go nonverbal, i want to learn to sign and as someone who lives in Aus it would make sense to learn auslan but ASL is more widely used so I'm torn. I guess i'll eventually learn both. This video was super interesting and informative, definitely cleared up some confusion i had.
There are so many great youtube channels in ASL like Sign Duo and Our Signed World which are great resources for learning. Haven't found anything similar in Auslan.
Malaysian sign language is similar to asl too. But like you said, we use different dilect and there are a couple of signs that are different. But the difference are usually not too obvious, like, we can still understand what they are trying to say depending on the context.
I want to learn sign language, just as a hobby, but I'm Australian and my fiance is American, so I've had to decide whether I should learn Auslan or ASL. I've decided to learn both eventually. I'm starting with Auslan though because I have friends also learning it that I can practice with. It's interesting to see how different they are.
That's awesome! I would definitely suggest you start with learning whatever you have the most access to, it'll make it a lot easier to keep up the language.
I really wish there were more resources for Auslan! There are tons for ASL but ASL isn't really useful in Aust :( and those comparisons were so interesting! great vid
Awesome!! I want to hear more about the differences between various sign languages. :D I also have a serious question... ok, several questions. Do you think there are any major differences between the difficulties and rewards of learning another sign language for a deaf/hh person versus learning another spoken language for a hearing person? Is Auslan : ASL :: Australian English : American English? Is the variety of grammatical structures between different signed languages similar to the variety between spoken languages? How common is "multilingualism" in the Deaf community?
I think it's likely much easier for someone to learn a second sign language than it is for someone to learn a second spoken/written language since there are a lot of similarities when it comes to iconic signs (drink, table, cup, etc). Deaf people also have the added benefit of being used to overcoming communication barriers, that's why we can often figure out communication much quicker than between people who speak Chinese and Spanish, for example. Auslan is actually vastly different from ASL. British, Australian, and New Zealandian Sign Language are all the same linguistic family, but ASL is not. It has much more in common with LSF, since the roots of ASL are from a mixture of LSF, BSL, Native American Signs, MVSL (Martha's Vineyard Sign Language, I made a video about this last year) and home signs. The grammatical structures are fairly similar across sign languages, but there are certainly variations (from what I've seen). However, I know more about European and "Western" sign languages, so I can't really say on the topic of Asian/African/South American sign languages. What I've seen of the Asian sign languages is Japanese and South Korean, they're pretty different from European sign languages! I would say that multilingualism is much more common in the Deaf community than it is in the hearing community. Even Deaf Americans! This is because we're required to learn the language of our home country, and if we use sign - that automatically makes it two languages we know. But many European countries require people to learn more than one language. Example: Finland. People are required to learn both Finnish and Swedish in school, because both are used and everyday life uses both (they have a lot of overlap). So in that case, if someone knows Finnish Sign Language as well, they know three. Okay, I think that covers it all, I could go on more but this is already long :P Go ahead and ask more questions if you want!
Is ASL like a lingua franca in the deaf community? Like, what if you met up with a bunch of deaf people from all over the world, would most of them know enough ASL to make that the go to language?
Ehhh... It can be, it's very much like English in the speaking community. However in general, people use International Sign. (I want to be clear that I didn't add Language, because it's not. It's more of a system and changes slightly depending on where you're using it and the people you're using it with.) It does have a lot of similarities to ASL, so you can understand it with some practice, and most people can at least understand ASL. But I would definitely encourage people to learn IS and not lean on ASL too much.
Rogan Shannon Sorry, was that a weird question? Why the "Ehhh..."? If I messed up somehow, then please tell me so I can avoid making the same mistake in the future. I'm still kind of ignorant when it comes to disability issues, but I'm learning. Thanks for answering though. This is really interesting :)
You can find out at Deaflympics and World Congress for the Deaf - you will see International Sign popping up everywhere. White men had to use hand signs to talk with natives in new lands in the 17th & 18th Century.
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This was very refreshing to watch, and I'm now rather interested in learning sign; must be useful / a fun gimick depending on who you're speaking with!
I’m 13 and Australian, and decided I wanted to learn Auslan. I’m not deaf, but I’m fascinated by sign language. Great video. Thanks!
I’m 12 and American, and decided I wanted to learn ASL. I’m not deaf, but I’m facinated by sign language. Great video. Thanks!
Sorry I have the tendency to copy other peoples comment in their reply and change it up a little >~
Dinosuar Lover Why...? Why do you do that exactly...?
same
Same!
I started to learn Auslan as a kid. The Adelaide phone book had the alphabet in the front so I got to know it. There was a deaf man who lived down my street and I kind of just started spelling words to him and he would tell me the signs. . I knew when he was walking past my house because his flip flops were so loud! - which became my cue to go to the window and wave :)
I had an experience when I was a teenager with a deaf man on the train. He was clearly distressed and my friend and I wanted to help him, we tried hand gestures and pointing at Maps and things, I even tried to get him to write what he was saying into my phone which he must have thought I was offering for him to make a call as he started aggressively signing that he was deaf and then banging his ears with his hands. He was getting so worked up that when he went back to banging on the train doors we slipped into the next carriage and got off. I didn't blame him for his frustration and anger, and it was in that moment that I turned to my friend and asked why on earth we were never taught any Auslan at school. Just a few simple words would have shown him we were doing our best to help and may have helped him stay calm.
I wish there were a more universal western Sign language. I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the Oculus Quest, I can't wait to hang out with people around the world in VR. I've seen a lot of people using a mish-mash of 3 or more sign languages to communicate, especially from people who are Mute or Deaf, and I'm worried I won't even be able to sign a little because I only know Northern Auslan
I really dig this. It would be so easy for schools to teach the ASL alphabet at least.
I meant Auslan (I'm an AUssie)
Loved this!!!
Started watching the video, tried to increase the volume, felt stupid, saw the CC hand sign, turned on subtitles. I want to learn Auslan now.
Next time, turn up the brightness :D
I loved this video, as nurse I've wanted to learn to sign, but have been scared of not understanding everyone.. now I know what the diffences are, I can be more confident in learning without thinking I'm failing. Thank you!
so weird that 'where' and 'what' are switched around between the two. I'm finding this easier and more fun than learning another speaking language. Thanks for the vid.
I think people who can hear imagine that sign language is connected to the different languages around the world not that they don't think there could be different sign languages in other countries. Especially in a modern world where the media and travel connects everyone much more than in the past. Even if there was a sign language that was taken from England to America and Australia it quite easily could have changed much more than spoken English because the people who communicated in those countries would have been much more isolated from other countries.
The thing that surprises most people, including myself when the question first came to me, is why people in countries that speak English speak such vastly different sign languages... Which makes sense when you think about it a little.
It could also be interesting to compare sign languages from non English countries and see how different they are. It might be that it's easier to communicate in Auslan and KSL than English and Korean, simply because of the physical representative words. It might also be that people from one country taught sign language to people in another country (eg. Missionaries) and that language spread. I hadn't thought about this aspect before but I’m sure there are many interesting and surprising facts.
Interestingly, the whole Bible is now available in ASL.
I just learned today about Auslan and I am so happy I did. Thank you for sharing . So educational. I really appreciate this. Jonelle
We’re you in a Cut video? I recognize you somewhere
Yup! Cut did a couple videos with deaf people, and I was in them :)
Hi! I'm a little late to this channel, but glad I found you! I've been wanting to learn sign language for a long time and awhile ago, I began by buying sign books. I'm Australian and I thought, because we speak English, we would use the same signs in the US, UK and Australia. I was wrong! I did begin by learning the ASL signs from the books, but of course I needed to learn Auslan as well, so I took some classes with a deaf teacher. They were really helpful.
Even the signs I thought would be the same in the US, UK and Australia are different, like Merry Christmas. There are also signs which mean different words like the letter 'h' in Auslan which is the word for 'nice' in ASL. But I'm glad that I have started learning 2 sign languages. It could only help me, right? :)
An easy mistake to make :)
Auslan, British sign language (BSL) and NZSL all came from an older version of BSL. I'm learning BSL but it can be hard to find enough videos to watch for practice so I sometimes use Auslan and NZSL videos as well. I know there are differences, but I find I can pick out quite a lot of signs that are the same, even though I'm still at an early stage with learning.
There's also some crossover between ASL and BSL, even though ASL is more strongly conected French Sign Language. Examples that come to mind are "Communication" and a sign meaning "that-went-over-my-head", although I think thats 2 handed in BSL and when I saw it in ASL it was one handed
I've had a few deaf customers come through my workplace. It was always so difficult to help them if they didn't have their order written down, and though they tried to speak I really struggled to understand them. I felt so sad and embarrassed that I couldn't help these customers the same as I can help everyone else, that it's made me want to learn sign language. Even though I could count on one hand the amount of times I would have used sign language if I could. I think learning any language opens up new opportunities.
I'm learning auslan and I was so happy to realise i recognise some of your signs!!
The side by side video was very informative. Good show, mate
Haha thanks for mentioning CCs, I'm considering learning sign language (Auslan ATM)
When I was in primary school a teacher told me and the rest of my class, that all sign language is the same around the world. I've known that's not true for a long time but the misconception is common because it just keeps getting passed on. Although, that was the 90's so hopefully it's better now. By the way, great video :)
That's a thing I've never understood! I mean, a lot of people know it's called American Sign Language, so why would people assume that *American* Sign Language is universal?
@@RoganShannon13 I'm wondering the same thing.
Could you please show differences between Indo sign language and auslan?
Auslan isn't my native language, and it's been a while since I last used it so I wouldn't call myself fluent in it anymore. I also don't know any Indo sign language, so I'd rather not do a video of that.
Amazing video Thanks heaps Rogan I have just started to learn Auslan through TAFE as I want to become an interpreter. Shout out from Australia..
My youngest daughter didn't take to Auslan she took to American sign and wow the difference.So this is awesome to see side by side the slight differences in the language :)
I didn't know you also knew Auslan; that's awesome! I thought I was just really tired when I started watching this and couldn't understand haha. When I tell people that sign language is not universal, I've gotten the response "well, why not? It should be!" My response is "ok, so we should have just one spoken language too?" That makes no sense! Also, for regional signs, I have seen so many signs for pizza! I typically use the double z handshape, but I've seen at least 3-4 other ones, probably more!
Hahah that was my hope, catching people off guard! :P I know, that response is so annoying! Diversity is beautiful so go away. Yep, pizza is on my list!
Stephanie Pushman I do wish there was one universal sign language just because if I encounter a deaf person who signs, it’d be great to not have to worry about whether they understand me or not. Like I understand there is not a universal language, and I think that’s beautiful, but as all languages technically have the same meaning for their words, there could easily be a universal sign language. But I understand what you guys are meaning by this
There have been attempts to create universal spoken languages, yes! But there’s a reason why none of them become truly universal, and there’s nothing wrong with that!
Auslan and ASL come from different language families, so an Auslan user might struggle to understand ASL fully. Auslan originated from British sign, same as New Zealand sign. American sign originated from a mix of several sign languages, primarily LSF (French sign). It also drew from home signs, some Plains Indigenous sign, a little bit of BSL, and some others I’m sure!
I am curious, is it completely different, like Japanese and English? Or closer, maybe not to the extent of British vs American English, but close enough that an Australian could get an idea of what an American is signing?
Are you bilingual?
I'm studying to become an asl interpreter and I just have one more course to complete until I can become an official asli major in the spring. I love seeing other signs from other countries as well.
Love this!! Yes, I had learned a bunch of ASL online through Bill Vicars on RUclips, who is in the States. Then taking in-person classes in Canada, I found many of the signs different. It never really crossed my mind that the difference could be related to the difference in country, although it seems obvious when I say it out loud. Thanks for another awesome vid!!:)
What a great video. 😍😍 my grandparents were deaf and so i grew up using sign language and i miss signing to people.
I don't understand how people can think there is only one dialect. English may be one language but there's English English, Australian English, American English, English that's taught as a second language etc. Just one example, togs, swimmers, bathers, swimsuit, swimming togs, all are used in different regions of Australia. My favourite one is asking for a refidex in Melbourne! 🤔
Australian slang is fun! 😄
Sign languages evolve just like spoken languages. If you look at sign language from 100 years ago, they look different. Enough similarities to still understand, but it’s like Old English vs modern English. Signs can still be produced incorrectly, like wrong orientation or slightly off handshape, so just knowing the signs to use them fluently isn’t enough. Learning nuance is important too, and there is grammar that’s different from language to language so you need to know that as well.
Where are you from ?
Thank you for sharing this! I find comparisons of different sign languages very interesting. (Andy Signs made a funny video in which he tried to learn some BSL and commented on the differences.) Of course it makes sense that the spoken language of a culture would not correspond to the sign language of that culture, and so of course it makes sense that Australia, Britain, and the U.S.-although they all speak English-might have very different sign languages. I think the fact that a country/culture's sign language is not directly related to that country/culture's spoken language surprises hearing people when they first realize it, especially since many signers also choose to learn their region's spoken/written language (and many signers choose to move their lips while signing to form the shape of the spoken words). I think it's very surprising to many of us hearing folks when we first realize that someone who knows ASL (or Auslan or BSL) doesn't automatically also know English, that they are literally *completely different languages*.
Indeed! BSL, Auslan, and NZSL (New Zealand) are actually all the same family! If you know one of them, you can pretty easily understand the other two. ASL is more related to LSF (old ye LSF, not modern LSF). I wouldn't say choose to learn the region's language... We don't have much choice do we? We have to know the language to be able to get through everyday life. But yes, people don't expect sign languages to differ despite having the same spoken language.
Rogan Shannon I'm sorry about the "choose" comment-I worded that very poorly! I was thinking only of people who interact primarily with the Deaf community, who don't really use any language but sign for their own communication. But of course everyone needs to be able to read their prescription bottles and such, so learning the written language isn't really a choice. I was thinking primarily of the spoken language, rather than the written one. I've gotten the impression that some Deaf people do not choose to learn a spoken language, while some choose to learn to lip read and/or speak orally. I'm sorry if that still sounds ignorant. I am trying to learn about Deaf culture, but don't know any d/Deaf people in real life. I'm mostly learning from channels like yours on RUclips. (And I really appreciate the fact that I am able to learn so much from your videos.)
That's alright! That's correct, some do choose to learn speaking, but some were forced to learn growing up (and these people often end up choosing to not use it later in life) but still use it if necessary.
America adopted the French SL in the early 1800s at that time they were anti-British. After gaining independence from Britain, the Congress voted English as their main spoken language by one vote from German. Very lucky to hearing people's language but not Deaf people.@@RoganShannon13
wow COOL
i am brazil i am deaf too
i want to learn auslan, bus there site
to teach auslan ? thank you
There's a free online course on RUclips.
ruclips.net/video/ZA0L3BZogQc/видео.html
You can also use Auslan's online sign dictionary to find a specific sign.
www.auslan.org.au/about/dictionary/
hello! im an Australian wanting to learn sign language, and was just wondering: say if I was to learn ASL, would people who do Auslan still understand me? and visa versa? Like I understand there are a few differences, but would the other person still understand majority of what they are saying? thanks! :)
One is American one is Australian
Learn Auslan in Australia. Learn ASL in USA.
My friend is completely deaf. She is Australian, aged in her 50's. She signs Auslan, but there are enough similarities with ASL for her to follow the gist of a conversation
Thanks for the little Canada shout out! I am from the west coast and my favourite regional sign is "skytrain" (which is what our above-ground metro is called). I love the little regional differences.
I think I know that one, I'm on the west coast as well :)
Is Rogan a swear word??? Is that just in Canada, or elsewhere too?
Ah, no. The way my name is signed is half of the sign for LOST/LOSE in ASL, but it’s a swear word in Auslan
I think when I was in ASL classes someone told me there were about 50 different signs for pizza. Or maybe birthday. They both have a lot. What really bothers me is I can't even remember learning 1 of them. -.-u
Yeah! Strawberry is another one! I've been meaning to make a series on regional signs but it hasn't happened yet.
Please slow down when you’re “teaching” AUSLAN. It’s difficult for learners to read the CC’s and watch you sign in two different languages at the same time. It’s very hard to keep up.
I'm not deaf of HOH but i have an auditory processing disorder and sometimes go nonverbal, i want to learn to sign and as someone who lives in Aus it would make sense to learn auslan but ASL is more widely used so I'm torn. I guess i'll eventually learn both. This video was super interesting and informative, definitely cleared up some confusion i had.
There are so many great youtube channels in ASL like Sign Duo and Our Signed World which are great resources for learning. Haven't found anything similar in Auslan.
There's a RUclips channel; Asphyxia - which has Auslan lessons for us aussies :)
Malaysian sign language is similar to asl too. But like you said, we use different dilect and there are a couple of signs that are different. But the difference are usually not too obvious, like, we can still understand what they are trying to say depending on the context.
I want to learn sign language, just as a hobby, but I'm Australian and my fiance is American, so I've had to decide whether I should learn Auslan or ASL. I've decided to learn both eventually. I'm starting with Auslan though because I have friends also learning it that I can practice with. It's interesting to see how different they are.
That's awesome! I would definitely suggest you start with learning whatever you have the most access to, it'll make it a lot easier to keep up the language.
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I really wish there were more resources for Auslan! There are tons for ASL but ASL isn't really useful in Aust :( and those comparisons were so interesting! great vid
Hey Rogan, where did you learn to sign in Auslan ?
I lived in Australia for two months!
This is so amazing 😍 I wish you could give me lessons
Awesome!! I want to hear more about the differences between various sign languages. :D
I also have a serious question... ok, several questions. Do you think there are any major differences between the difficulties and rewards of learning another sign language for a deaf/hh person versus learning another spoken language for a hearing person? Is Auslan : ASL :: Australian English : American English? Is the variety of grammatical structures between different signed languages similar to the variety between spoken languages? How common is "multilingualism" in the Deaf community?
I think it's likely much easier for someone to learn a second sign language than it is for someone to learn a second spoken/written language since there are a lot of similarities when it comes to iconic signs (drink, table, cup, etc). Deaf people also have the added benefit of being used to overcoming communication barriers, that's why we can often figure out communication much quicker than between people who speak Chinese and Spanish, for example. Auslan is actually vastly different from ASL. British, Australian, and New Zealandian Sign Language are all the same linguistic family, but ASL is not. It has much more in common with LSF, since the roots of ASL are from a mixture of LSF, BSL, Native American Signs, MVSL (Martha's Vineyard Sign Language, I made a video about this last year) and home signs. The grammatical structures are fairly similar across sign languages, but there are certainly variations (from what I've seen). However, I know more about European and "Western" sign languages, so I can't really say on the topic of Asian/African/South American sign languages. What I've seen of the Asian sign languages is Japanese and South Korean, they're pretty different from European sign languages! I would say that multilingualism is much more common in the Deaf community than it is in the hearing community. Even Deaf Americans! This is because we're required to learn the language of our home country, and if we use sign - that automatically makes it two languages we know. But many European countries require people to learn more than one language. Example: Finland. People are required to learn both Finnish and Swedish in school, because both are used and everyday life uses both (they have a lot of overlap). So in that case, if someone knows Finnish Sign Language as well, they know three. Okay, I think that covers it all, I could go on more but this is already long :P Go ahead and ask more questions if you want!
Is ASL like a lingua franca in the deaf community? Like, what if you met up with a bunch of deaf people from all over the world, would most of them know enough ASL to make that the go to language?
Ehhh... It can be, it's very much like English in the speaking community. However in general, people use International Sign. (I want to be clear that I didn't add Language, because it's not. It's more of a system and changes slightly depending on where you're using it and the people you're using it with.) It does have a lot of similarities to ASL, so you can understand it with some practice, and most people can at least understand ASL. But I would definitely encourage people to learn IS and not lean on ASL too much.
Rogan Shannon Sorry, was that a weird question? Why the "Ehhh..."? If I messed up somehow, then please tell me so I can avoid making the same mistake in the future. I'm still kind of ignorant when it comes to disability issues, but I'm learning.
Thanks for answering though. This is really interesting :)
No it wasn't, it was a good question! The ehh was just a noise I guess? Like uhh kinda yes but kinda no.
You can find out at Deaflympics and World Congress for the Deaf - you will see International Sign popping up everywhere. White men had to use hand signs to talk with natives in new lands in the 17th & 18th Century.
this is really cool
thank mate … you did great job most funny way Stawberry I am so confuse Thank once
Do you think you could turn up the gain in your editing software? I can barely hear you.
Not funny