LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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first deaf pilot
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ASL became an official language
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deaf president now
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ASL became the fastest growing language offered
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Detailed explanation-1: -ASL is the third most popular foreign language class taught at American universities. ASL is also among the top 10 languages taught in K-12 schools. And it remains one of the top languages to require a court interpreter in the US. The demand for ASL interpreters is projected to rise in coming years, as well.
Detailed explanation-2: -ASL emerged as a language in the American School for the Deaf (ASD), founded by Thomas Gallaudet in 1817, which brought together Old French Sign Language, various village sign languages, and home sign systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1960, something big happened. William Stokoe, a scholar and hearing professor at Gallaudet University, published a dissertation that proved ASL is a genuine language with a unique syntax and grammar.