R5-2 A Good Sign

Sign language is also used as the primary means of communication by many hearing people.

• main
• way
• young
• spoken

There are multilingual signers, just like there are multilingual speakers._x000B_a. of many nationalities

• of many nationalities
• of many languages
• fluent
• many

As with spoken language, each sign language in every region has its own dialect.

• culture
• pronunciation
• words
• variety of a language

Sign language is a system of _______ that is used to communicate.

• texts
• instructions
• pictures
• bodily movements

Sign language is recognized as an official language in _______ countries.

• 6
• 41
• 20
• 4

Juan Pablo Bonet was a priest and a _______.

• linguist
• writer
• professor
• musician

British and American signers ______.

• read different languages
• can't sign the same language
• use many similar signs
• sign the same language

International Sign Language is ______.

• only taught in schools
• an official language
• a lingua franca
• a natural language

Many TV shows and movies are more accessible because of _______.

• actors and actresses signing
• translations
• interpreters
• subtitles and captions

Face-to-face communication between deaf and hearing people is helped by _______.

• video calling
• apps which convert text to speech
• social media
• emails and texting apps