Question

Before there was an accepted standard sign language, members of the Deaf community began to develop their own signs at home in order to communicate with one another.


True

False

Answer 1

True. Before formal sign languages were developed and recognized as standardized forms of communication, members of the Deaf community often created their own signs to facilitate communication within their families and local communities. This led to the emergence of various regional signs and dialects. Over time, more formal systems of sign language have been established, but the initial development of signs was largely organic and community-driven.