Our behavior can be divided into verbal and non-verbal. Non-verbal behavior that is not related to words or speech is sometimes more important than what the person says. This includes facial expressions, gestures, gaze, posture of a person. All of this can say a lot, especially gestures.
Instructions
Step 1
To fully understand sign language, you need to understand its specifics. On the one hand, each country has its own sign language. Somewhere people do without gestures at all, somewhere they cannot express their thoughts without them. On the other hand, each person has their own special gestures, peculiar only to him or copied from someone. And finally, there are well-established sign systems, such as the language of the deaf and dumb, which they need to communicate with other people. What exactly do you mean by sign language and what gestures you are interested in is up to you.
Step 2
If you decide to master the sign language of a certain country so that you do not have incidents, then first study the specifics of non-verbal behavior in this country. For example, in Italy, people most likely won't even understand you if you don't gesticulate while talking. In Muslim countries, the meaning of some gestures is strikingly different from the meaning that we put into these gestures, for example, a protruding thumb (a gesture used by hitchhikers) will be perceived there as indecent.
Step 3
There are well-known gestures that perform the function of replacing a particular word or expression. For example, when we need to ask a person what time it is, but we cannot ask out loud, we show on the wrist of the left hand from the back side - where the dial of a wrist watch is usually located. If we need, say, to silence a person, we bring our index finger to our outstretched lips. This sign language is versatile but can also vary from country to country.
Step 4
Sign language inherent in the letters of the Russian alphabet. You are unlikely to have a chance to communicate with deaf and dumb people if you no longer have such acquaintances: many are ashamed of their lack and simply will not "talk" to you at all. In addition, many psychologists oppose this sign language because it isolates deaf people from the rest of society.
