The ASL manual alphabet is a system that uses the signer's dominant hand to represent each letter of the English language alphabet. Fingerspelling is the act of using a manual alphabet to sign each individual letter of a word. Fingerspelling is used for proper nouns, such as names, places, titles, and brands. Sign language is manual communication commonly used by people who are deaf. Sign language is not universal; people who are deaf from different countries speak different sign languages. The gestures or symbols in sign language are organized in a linguistic sign language alphabet way.There are many different sign languages around the world, each with their own alphabet. The American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet is made up of 26 letters, which are used to represent words and phrases. Each letter has a specific handshape and movement that corresponds to its pronunciation.For example, although Australia, English Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. all have English as their dominant language, American Sign Language (ASL), derived from French Sign Language, is the main sign language used in the U.S. and English Canada, whereas the other three countries use varieties of British, ...