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From your working definition of "language," is the commonly referred-to concept of "sign language" really a language? Why or why not? Answer in complete sentences.

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Well I'm pretty sure that the word gives us the answer, as previously learned any signs, sounds, writing, or anything that anyone else understands is a form of communication. Language is communication and as I stated above I think that sign would be a language because people understand what they mean so Yes sign language is a language.

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Sign language is a language, as it possess the most important characteristics of language: it serves communication, and everything that can be said in other languages, such as English, can be expressed in sign language too.
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