asl

«asl» in Mova's school dictionary: ASL stands for American Sign Language, the language of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

abbreviation (ASL)

meaning for a pupil

1) ASL stands for American Sign Language, the language of hand signs, faces and body movements used by many Deaf people in the USA and parts of Canada. tree →

2) (internet slang) «asl» is an old chat question meaning «age, sex, location?» — strangers online use it to find out about you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons about languages and inclusion, ASL is a real language with its own grammar, different from British Sign Language (BSL) and Auslan in Australia. In online safety lessons: if a stranger in a chat asks «asl?», do not answer, and tell a trusted adult — never share your age, where you live or personal details.

examples

• She is learning ASL to talk with her deaf cousin. tree →
• ASL has its own grammar, not the same as English. tree →
• In ASL, you can spell names with finger signs. tree →
• British Sign Language is different from ASL. tree →
• A stranger typed «asl?» in the game chat, so I told my mum. tree →
• Never tell strangers online your age or where you live. tree →

note

Abbreviation, not a word. Write ASL in capitals for the language. Sign languages are not the same in every country: the UK uses BSL, Australia Auslan, New Zealand NZSL. «Deaf» with a capital D means the Deaf community.

In the corpora

• American Sign Language (ASL) and BSL are different languages; ASL is related to French Sign Language.
• BSL fingerspelling uses two hands, ASL fingerspelling uses one; fingerspelling is for names and words without a sign.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «asl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.