Talk:Chinese Sign Language

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I made the change from French Sign Language to British Sign Language because FSL DID influence ASL; BSL didn't. Clerc returned to the United States with Gallaudette and opened the first school for the deaf (Hartfors Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb) and modified FSL to create ASL. Note that ASL and FSL use a one-handed alphabet while BSL uses two hands. BSL is exptemely different from ALS and FSL.

History

The introductory paragraph says CSL developed in the 1400's, while the main body of the article says 20th century. Which is it? Nik42 (talk) 18:02, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I assume it means that the language emerged in the 15th century, but it wasn't institutionalized until the 20th. 210.229.27.25 (talk) 11:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perception

"Chinese people seem to view deafness as a disability, even deaf people view themselves as disabled." appears to violate NPOV, by suggesting that they are wrong to do so. If they are wrong to do so, a citation is needed.