# American Sign Language?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sign-language/444863>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sign-language/444863 "2008-04-11T09:57:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sign-language/444863/21 "2008-04-12T10:57:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Myself]  
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all learned a language with which we could communicate globally. Helpful with the local police, doctors and, of course, travelers.

Is there any effort or desire to merge the various sign languages?  
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There are [Gestuno](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestuno) and [Signuno](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signuno) for Signed languages. Of course, there are a few auxilliary languages for the oral languages. One such auxiliary is my personal favorite, [Esperanto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto).

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