“So, why do you sign?” Deaf and hearing new signers, their motivation, and revitalisation policies for sign languages

Abstract

So, why do you sign?" 3 Deaf and hearing new signers, their motivation, 4 and revitalisation policies for sign languages 5 6 7 Language (ASL).The sketch is then replayed with the deaf person approaching the 15 same person, and the conversation goes like this: 16 -"You know ASL?" 17 -"Yes I do."18 -"Me too!I am deaf.What about you?" 19 -"Oh, I am a language enthusiast.I love learning different languages.So far, ASL is 20 my favourite one." 1 21 This brief vignette illustrates that sign languages are becoming part of the linguistic 22 repertoires of an increasing number of hearing people.Sign languages are no longer 23 in-group languages mainly used by deaf people and their children.Evolutions in 24 broadcasting, communication technologies, social media, and the greater availability 25 of formal learning opportunities mean that the public visibility of and access to sign 26 languages for hearing people is greater than ever before.27In many American and some Canadian postsecondary contexts, ASL courses have 28 emerged as an increasingly popular foreign-language offering (Snoddon 2016).

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