In ASL, your hands tell the story, but your face and body give it life. Non-manual markers—like eyebrow raises, head tilts, and mouth shapes—are essential for grammar, emotion, and emphasis.

Facial expressions and other non-manual markers are essential to American Sign Language, carrying grammar, emotion, and emphasis. Without them, meaning can be lost or misunderstood. Learning to use ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...