How To Write a Sign Language, Part 5: Useful or Useless?
How To Write a Sign Language Part 5: Useful or Useless? Whether you are new to sign languages or a native signer who has signed your entire life - you probably haven't heard about sign language writing systems. Spoken languages around the world have writing systems so surely sign languages can too? Well, many have been tried and used in brief corners of the world but none have been widely adopted by Deaf communities. I recommend these resources if you want to learn more about all of those attempts and their histories: Sign Language Dictionary - Writing History The Hunt for The Perfect Sign Language Writing System (© 2025 Zrajm) But in this mini-series of posts I want to explain the different types there are so that you, intrepid future sign language writer, may better understand the options and pick which to learn or make. In the last part I talked about history, grammar and gloss - where I went over the historical recognition of sign languages and many of ...