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signing vs American sign language

American sign language vs signing

signing and American sign language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
signing Yes No No No
American sign language Yes No No No
As nouns, American sign language is a hyponym of signing; that is, American sign language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signing:
  • signing: language expressed by visible hand gestures
  • American sign language: the sign language used in the United States
Other hyponyms of signing include finger spelling, fingerspelling, ASL.
signing (noun) American sign language (noun)
language expressed by visible hand gestures the sign language used in the United States
Difference between signing and American sign language

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