When did ASL begin emerging as a language?

(1 point)
Responses

1817

1817

1821

1821

1890s

1890s

1970s

1 answer

ASL (American Sign Language) began emerging as a distinct language in 1817, with the establishment of the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States, the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons, founded by Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc. Therefore, the correct response is 1817.