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Sign Language and its Phonetics
Phonetics doesn't have to be constricted to just speech but it can also be used when signing to others. When signing, your expressions could really determine the outcome of what you are trying to communicate to the other person. For example, if you were trying to sign that you were mad you would use facial expressions and body language to really determine how you are feeling. Although, spoken language also uses these forms of expression they aren't relied on as heavily as Sign Language. The phonetics of verbal speech and sign language are similar because spoken dialect uses tone of voice to determine someone's mood and Sign Language uses facial expressions to determine someone's mood as well. Phonetics doesn't necessarily only relate to spoken language but it can also be used in American Sign Language (ASL) as well. When signing in ASL, people won't sign words the same way they are spoken either. The relationship between spoken dialect and ASL varies because there is association between certain signs and their words and they are signed differently because ASL isn't signed the same way it is spoken.

Sign Language and its Phonetics
Phonetics doesn't have to be constricted to just speech but it can also be used when signing to others. When signing, your expressions could really determine the outcome of what you are trying to communicate to the other person. For example, if you were trying to sign that you were mad you would use facial expressions and body language to really determine how you are feeling. Although, spoken language also uses these forms of expression they aren't relied on as heavily as Sign Language. The phonetics of verbal speech and sign language are similar because spoken dialect uses tone of voice to determine someone's mood and Sign Language uses facial expressions to determine someone's mood as well. Phonetics doesn't necessarily only relate to spoken language but it can also be used in American Sign Language (ASL) as well. When signing in ASL, people won't sign words the same way they are spoken either. The relationship between spoken dialect and ASL varies because there is association between certain signs and their words and they are signed differently because ASL isn't signed the same way it is spoken.