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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Sat Sep 9, 2017, 09:47 AM Sep 2017

ASL interpreter in Sarasota Presser facial expressions...

amazing...

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ASL interpreter in Sarasota Presser facial expressions... (Original Post) HipChick Sep 2017 OP

Agreed... dhill926 Sep 2017 #1

I've taken courses in ASL cyclonefence Sep 2017 #2

This, agreed. MANative Sep 2017 #4

Took me a moment. ProgressiveValue Sep 2017 #3

haha...Age/Sex/Location.. HipChick Sep 2017 #5

Link? SharonClark Sep 2017 #6

dhill926

(16,297 posts)

1. Agreed...

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 09:54 AM

Sep 2017

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)

2. I've taken courses in ASL

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 09:55 AM

Sep 2017

(my daughter is non-verbal), and the exaggerated facial expressions are encouraged. If you think about it, we speakers use rising and falling tones, varying volume, all kinds of non-word yet aural (if that's the word I want) emphases in our spoken communication. Facial expressions are needed in ASL to communicate fully the meaning of the ideas being signed.

It does fascinate.

MANative

(4,112 posts)

4. This, agreed.

Reply to cyclonefence (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 10:01 AM

Sep 2017

Studied ASL for 3 years in college and considered a career as an interpreter. Facial expressions are part of the language! I have several profoundly deaf extended family members.