So stupid.......if there was International Sign Language people EVERYWHERE could communicate with OTHER PEOPLE EVERYWHERE!!!!
uh, maybe because no language is “universal”
Yep, the new Latin, and you wouldn't have to learn the verbal nuances.
The problem is that it would be a different language with its own set of grammar, colloquialisms, etc. That would mean that hearing parents would have to learn a different language, not just apply sign, to speak to their deaf children. Most hearing people talk at the same time they sign, which obviously wouldn't work. Also the deaf would be forced to learn two languages just to get by. Remember that using a language is a lot more complicated than just memorizing a list of nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
I think the net result would be more internationally astute deaf people, but far, far fewer people using sign.