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-American and Haitian Deaf Culture

Culture and language intertwine, with language reflecting characteristics of culture. Learning about the culture of Deaf people is also learning about their language. Deaf people use American Sign Language (ASL) and Haitian Sign Language (LSH) to communicate with each other and with hearing people who know the language. ASL and LSH are a visual/gestural language that has no vocal component. ASL and LSH are a complete, grammatically complex language. They differs from a communication code designed to represent English directly. ASL and LSH are not a universal language, however. There are signed languages in other countries (e.g., Italian Sign Language, Chinese Sign Language, Swedish Sign Language anyway countries in the world).