would a deaf person from China understand a deaf person from Argentina if they used sign language?
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yes very much so. there are even regional dialects. i learnt British Sign Language but even in the next city, there are variations. you could use Macaton, I think thats international but its only basic
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This depends a lot on the people involved. If you look at older Taiwanese politicians, they might convert to Japanese (the Japanese had control over Taiwan for 50 years, and Japanese was the only language taught in schools during that time). But when you have younger people, they might want to talk in English rather that any of their own mother tongues. My Taiwanese friend explained it once, saying it's either a show of respect for the other person - you don't want to put the other one at a disadvantage by using your own language and the other one being the only one to convert to a different one. Or it can be a clever ploy to put the other person ill at ease when it is known that one of the two people involved can't speak English as well. \nFor the record, Japanese is a very popular language among Chinese speakers, and when the two nationalities meet in a cordial, relaxing way (like tourists) the Chinese speaker might want to convert to Japanese to practice his/her own Japanese skills. That I've seen plenty of times, living in Taiwan.
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Yes. It would be like saying things don't make sounds because deaf people can't hear it, It still makes sound, just no one is around to hear it.
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My friend Andrew currently lives in Mexico and is teaching English in business settings. I don't think he has changed citizenship, but he may be able to answer some questions for you. I'll link his myspace below!
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If we could figure out a way to do it, I would love to help you learn English and I would love to learn Chinese.  Many of my students parents speak Chinese only and I would like to be able to communicate with them.
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Yes , absolutely. The signs and laws are in English and the driver need  to read and write english.
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Under certain circumstances, yes.  \n\nWith a few basic words of any foreign language one can communicate within the parameters which are covered by those words.\n\nShould I be in a Spanish speaking area, I can use my basic Spanish (maybe not even 200 words!) to find a restaurant, order  a meal, ask for and pay the bill, locate the Ladies' room, hail a taxi, go back to my hotel, pick up messages at the front desk, get some coffee and desert in the hotel coffee shop and to know which side to put facing outward on the door hanger so I am not disturbed in the morning.......\n\nIn the context of those defined and very limited circumstances my Spanish would probably serve me just fine.\n\nHowever I probably would NOT pick up on it if the taxi driver tried to hit on me, unless he used recognizable gestures....nor could I discuss the intricacies of Physics with the students in the coffee shop --- though I probably could figure out that they WERE students and studying Physics!\n\nLimited parameters aside, think I read somewhere that in order to have full communication in a language you would need to understand and speak somewhere around 2000 words in that language.  Good luck!\n\nI hope this answer helps!\n\nAlley
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One of the best sites on the web is:\nhttp://www.aslpro.com/\n\nBut, you cant really learn sign from the web or from a book.\n\nShe needs to take classes and mingle with other deaf people.\nThere are deaf clubs and deaf advocacy groups all over the country that would be happy to help her. A lot of regular schools are now teaching sign language as well.
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This is so, well, mean.  A mentally retarded person, who is blind and deaf would most likely be in a home of some sort.  There would be ways of communication.  \n\nAnd it is most likely that this person is not mentally retarded, but is called "dumb" because of the lack of formal education that is suited to his needs.  There is a special form of sign language that is used for people who are both deaf and blind.
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More than likely.  My parents were here about the same amount of time and they only spoke broken english and they passed without any problems.
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In Venezuela, my country, they are starting a program to teach Chinese to everyone interested, this is being ruled by the government.  Maybe you can check on this page http://www.gobiernoenlinea.ve/misc-view/index.pag
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I think you need a Chinese person to help you find what you need in China, and I know a website can provide the service , the service is called "Person to Person"    http://www.knowhowing.com/persontoperson.htm  ， through the service you just like engage a "agent" in China to help you to find what you need in China. At last ,I am the sales representative of the company.
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Possibly. Have you checked to see if there are other Deaf referees? Perhaps you can work with a local league; often refs are needed.
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Are you saying that maybe there will be next deaf president of USA?I'm also deaf and not joking!Of course deaf people will listen to the people and help the people rather than a war with other.i think you are right that deaf will be the next president but who will?
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Only if they can hear. There different degrees of deafness. Some can hear a little to not being able to hear at all. Some were born that way while other happen over time.\n\nThe same is true with dreams of a deaf person they do not dream voices the dream in sign.\n\nThey have a complex language that takes usually 8 years to master. The same area in the brain that is used for spoken language is also used in sign. \n\nHere are some links to help you better understand ASL American Sign Language.
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I will ask my assistant tomorrow. She's Taiwanese. Unfortunately I can't read Chinese...I hope you can wait until tomorrow, or if you're lucky, you might get some help from other people
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There are many sign languages.  Users of different sign languages cannot understand each other, just as users of different spoken languages cannot understand each other.\n\nYour question suggests you think there might be sign language equivalents of spoken languages, i.e. Arabic sign language is used in places where people speak Arabic.  This is not true because sign languages are created and used by themselves; they are not signed versions of spoken languages.  Nicaraguan Sign Language, for example, was created entirely by deaf children who lived in the same school in Nicaragua; it is not a signed version of Spanish.  American Sign Language also is not a signed version of English -- it has its own syntax and is very different from English in some respects.  I hope this clears that up.\n\n(Actually, there is a signing system called Signed English that IS a signed version of English but it's not considered a language.)