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Browsing all the way down to the next search box is highly recommended. Grammar : ASL has its own grammar and structure in sentences that works differently from English. Parents should expose a deaf or hard-of-hearing child to language spoken or signed as soon as possible. Thanks to screening programs in place at almost all hospitals in the United States and its territories, newborn babies are tested for hearing before they leave the hospital.

If a baby has hearing loss, this screening gives parents an opportunity to learn about communication options. Study of sign language can also help scientists understand the neurobiology of language development. In one study, researchers reported that the building of complex phrases, whether signed or spoken, engaged the same brain areas.

Better understanding of the neurobiology of language could provide a translational foundation for treating injury to the language system, for employing signs or gestures in therapy for children or adults, and for diagnosing language impairment in individuals who are deaf.

The NIDCD is also funding research on sign languages created among small communities of people with little to no outside influence. Emerging sign languages can be used to model the essential elements and organization of natural language and to learn about the complex interplay between natural human language abilities, language environment, and language learning outcomes.

The NIDCD maintains a directory of organizations that provide information on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Breadcrumb Home Health Information. American Sign Language. On this page: What is American Sign Language?

Is sign language the same in other countries? Where did ASL originate? How does ASL compare with spoken language?