Signed English

Signed English (SE) is an artificial sign system that represents English words and grammar using manual signs, following English word order and syntax rather than the grammar of a natural sign language. Unlike natural sign languages such as British Sign Language (BSL) or American Sign Language (ASL), which have their own independent grammars, Signed English was created as an educational tool to help deaf children learn English. A related but less strict system is Sign Supported English (SSE), which uses signs from a natural sign language in English word order but omits many function words. Research in sign language technology has shown that pre-lingually Deaf users strongly prefer content presented in their natural sign language rather than in Signed English, because natural sign languages are linguistically richer and more efficient for conveying meaning.