S. Ee: A Controversy In The Deaf Culture

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S.E.E (sign exact english) is a form of nonverbal english which deaf people who have chosen not to do ASl would do SEE. deaf people that speak/sign S.E.E are not apart of the Deaf community/culture. S.E.E is different from sign language because it uses signs that go along with english, uses plurals, has verbs, etc. S.E.E is controversial in the Deaf culture because Deaf people feel like that the people using S.E.E aren’t accepting the Deaf culture/communication. Sign Exact English is exactly what it sounds like. It still uses handshapes like ASL but it has verbs, prefixes, etc. I think S.E.E would be a good option for deaf people who can hear some. This would help them if they didn’t want to do ASL and understand the English community …show more content…
I think Deaf adults use American Sign Language rather than Sign Exact English because using ASL they could easily connect to other Deaf people. I understand there are a lot of opinions about this controversial topic, but I feel like Deaf people should use American Sign Language instead of Sign …show more content…
I think more Deaf/deaf people use ASL other than SEE because they accept the Deaf/deaf culture which is way different than the english culture. ASL is a visual language with its own grammar, facial expressions, way to communicate. SEE is not a language. It’s just a visual form to the english language. I could see why some Deaf/deaf people have a problem with people using SEE instead of ASL. ASL was created so they could communicate with each other while SEE is just a visual form of english. After doing some more research it said that some deaf children should be taught sign exact english. It said that it could expand the child’s vocabulary and help them getter a better understanding of the english culture/their communication style. In some ways I agree with this because it definitely would help their understanding towards english, but then they don’t know about their own culture. They don’t know how to speak with other deaf/Deaf people. I believe that if a child was deaf that the parents should possibly consider SEE, but if they are Deaf they should definitely choose ASL because it would just fit better with the child and their surroundings rather than SEE. I think CSD doesn’t offer Sign Exact English as a language class because it’s

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