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RM Ameslan (ASL) Fingerspell

 by p2pnut
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RM Ameslan (ASL) Fingerspell
  • Currently 8.57117
8.6Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 48 votes
Last edit: 15.08.2009
Category: Picture/Symbol
73 downloads73%20downloads7318 comments18%20comments1837 glyphs37%20glyphs37A favorite of 82 usersA%20favorite%20of%2082%20users82ASL is not a written language, but this font should, hopefully, assist anyone wishing to learn ASL.

The following is a quote from Wikipedia:

"American Sign Language (or ASL, Ameslan) is the dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the United States, in the 

English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of Mexico. Although the United Kingdom and the United States share English as a 

spoken and written language, British Sign Language (BSL) is quite different from ASL, and the two sign languages are not mutually 

intelligible

ASL is often written with English words in all capital letters, which is known as glossing. This is, however, a method used simply to teach 

the structure of the language. ASL is a visual language, not a written language. There is no one-to-one correspondence between words in 

ASL and English, and much of the inflectional modulation of ASL signs is lost.

There are two true writing systems in use for ASL: a phonemic Stokoe notation, which has a separate symbol or diacritic mark for every 

phonemic hand shape, motion, and position (though it leaves something to be desired in the representation of facial expression), and a more 

popular iconic system called SignWriting, which represents each sign with a rather abstract illustration of its salient features. SignWriting is 

commonly used for student newsletters and similar purposes."

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Deaf

 by thomasmcwilliam
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Deaf
  • Currently 7.76825
7.8Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.8%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E7.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 41 votes
Last edit: 23.06.2009
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Category: Picture/Symbol
374 downloads374%20downloads37412 comments12%20comments1236 glyphs36%20glyphs36A favorite of 30 usersA%20favorite%20of%2030%20users30Silent typographySilent%20typography

Claudius Std Regular

by URWFontShop.com
Claudius Std Regular
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