Translations:AY Honors/Auslan (Australian Sign Language)/Answer Key/27/en

1. Auslan is a visual language with its own grammatical structures, which are different from those found in English. Auslan is less fixed in terms of word order when compared to the English language. This means that sentence structures are also less fixed. However, there are still some conventional rules and guidelines for using Auslan, which help guide communication. (DeafNav.com)
2. Signed English is a word-for-word translation from spoken English to signs. It is laborious and has been found to be ineffective as a language and teaching tool. (SignPlanet.net)