Visible voices

The language of gestures of the deaf -mute.

What is a pantomime that more or less successfully illustrating phonetic speech? Or an independent language with its own grammar and semantics and is in no way inferior to oral speech?

In the work “Visible Voices” - one of his most interesting works - Oliver Sachs puts forward a bold and original theory, according to which it is precisely The language of gestures is a genuine and original language of the brain. However, the main value of the book is the real stories of people with disabilities, not only fighting for a full life, but also defeated in this struggle!