The universal defines the relation to, extending to, or affecting the entire world or all within the world. I agreed with Bionic Ear Blog, which she is saying that sign language is not universal.
However, American Sign Language (ASL) is a foreign language. I told my dad about that, and he disagreed. He was saying that the first word, �American� the place where we live here in United States and learn the sign language which we used in America. I explained to him, which most of ASL signs borrow from French sign language date back in 1700s with conventional gestures, hand signs and finger spelling which is still using today in America and French. Today, most of the signs are very similar both in America and French. Currently, there are common different kinds of sign languages we see today in America: ASL, ESL (English), and SSE (Singed Exact English)
I am only first deaf child in my family generation. I could tell my dad is using non-universal sign language at our home. I call them, home sign language. Since I was little kid, my parents found out that I was deaf. My parents decided to take ASL classes to learn and get prepared for a communication with me through my ages. Since, my dad grew older and I grew to become adult, my dad has evolved his sign language on his own mind in our house, he uses his home sign language, to talk with me.
For example, he use finger spelling, take a look of short video clip of his sign of my first name. As you seen he spelled his sign, K-A-V-I-K. He thinks of himself saying, D-A-V-I-D. I understand what he was saying, because I can read his lips and sign at same time. Also, I have known my dad and his home signs for many years.
Every countries, states, homes and even deaf communities have their different sign language, that is, not universal.
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