Sign Language: The Universal Language We Never Had
In a world dominated by spoken language, I intuitively thought that there is one single sign language. Then, I realized I couldn’t be more wrong.
We use gestures all the time, and it is a part of our daily communication even though we are not even aware of it. Still, it is just a matter of natural interaction, and we never even learn how to use our bodies to communicate with other people.
One would naturally think that there would only be one sign language since our body mainly expresses it, but most countries and even some villages and remote schools have their own sign languages.
Speaking one universal sign language would have incredible consequences, including having the ability to communicate with anyone in the world, skipping the differences.
I think it would make us closer and focus on our similarities rather than differences.
I want to take you on a short trip of sign language starting from its history and how it evolved to be only used by people who have hearing disabilities.
