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![TIL there's no universal sign language, and a deaf signer who acquires a second sign language as an adult will sign with a foreign accent. : r/todayilearned TIL there's no universal sign language, and a deaf signer who acquires a second sign language as an adult will sign with a foreign accent. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/EhvoVVZ_KYHrb9MN2SZC5efdEIyOJoHCc0YpBk-33iw.jpg?auto=webp&s=d710d45b5cf8fdb91266bf2ab27af6d148d03e21)
TIL there's no universal sign language, and a deaf signer who acquires a second sign language as an adult will sign with a foreign accent. : r/todayilearned
![Which parts of language are universal and present in signed and spoken languages, and which depend on the channel of communication? Which parts of language are universal and present in signed and spoken languages, and which depend on the channel of communication?](https://image.forskning.no/1922264.webp?imageId=1922264&x=0.00&y=0.00&cropw=100.00&croph=100.00&width=964&height=644&format=jpg)
Which parts of language are universal and present in signed and spoken languages, and which depend on the channel of communication?
Deaf colours - There is no universal sign language. Why? It is probably the same reason all languages are not universal. Different sign languages are used in different countries or regions. For
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