Linguists working in the Malay Peninsula have identified a language, now called Jedek, that had not previously been recognized outside of the small group of people who speak it. The newly documented ...

Many assume that sign language is exclusively for the hearing-impaired and those affiliated with this community, and therefore see no need to learn it. Others might be daunted by the complexity of the ...

AS WITH spoken languages, there is no “universal” sign language. Different countries have their own versions, which are related to local cultural and religious backgrounds. For example, American Sign ...

For her dedication as a sign-language interpreter spanning more than four decades, Tan Lee Bee received the Bintang Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim yesterday. Tan, ...