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10 Things You Should Know About American Sign Language Dr. Nanci A. Scheetz, CSC Professor, VSU Dr. Susan Easterbrooks Professor, GSU 1. American Sign Language (ASL) is Not English on the Hands ASL is a complex language used within and among members of the Deaf community. It is “a complete natural language, quite independent from English” (Lane, Hoffmeister, Bahan, 1996). 2. ASL Is A Visuo-Spatial Language Signed messages are produced in the signing space. ASL is based on visual perception and visual conveyance of ideas, information and feeling concepts In essence, space provides th