American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...

Sarah Kaplan is a reporter for the Washington Post’s Morning Mix. Founding Grammars By Rosemarie Ostler St. Martin’s. 309 pp. $27.99 How you say something matters as much as what you say. At least ...

Purdue University is dedicated to providing comprehensive and interactive curricula for students interested in learning American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language. Purdue’s online ASL courses ...

Unlike other "languages," sign language—be it American or otherwise—is a visual language, and therefore, can take a long time to master. Here are some other things you might not know about sign ...

(This essay continues reflecting on the pilgrimage of American-Filipina Jeannice Aguilar and her search for an identity she would be proud of.) Searching for identity always begins with language. In ...

Today, March 4, is National Grammar Day: an occasion, the NGD website tells us, to “celebrate good grammar in both our written and spoken communication.” Since I am a linguist and get my quotidian ...

Across all performative mediums, today’s Deaf creatives are celebrating, protecting and sharing their distinct mode of communication. By Jake Nevins LAST AUGUST, several months into lockdown, Raven ...