The results of this test were quite interesting as it showed that the rate in which deaf children learned sign language was very comparable to the rate that their peers learning oral languages were mastering their language, showing that ASL learning patterns mimic the majority of spoken language learning patterns—namely English in this study (Anderson & Reilly, 1992). However, interestingly enough, there were a few differences that were found that set the children learning sign language apart from their …show more content…
The acquisition of sign language as either an L1 or an L2 is fascinating in terms of how the process is completed. There are also some very interesting aspects of the acquisition of a sign language that appear to be unique to signing that does not occur when learning a spoken