Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in American Sign Language

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Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in American Sign Language · 3

caeli · 3203 days ago

What an amazingly talented signer. I could go down the rabbit hole for hours with her other stuff...

(Not sure if my tags are entirely appropriate. I figured I'd include #language since this is a translation & people there might be interested. Feel free to add a better tag!!)

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japanesebonustrack · 3200 days ago · link ·

I always liked how big of a part facial expressions play in sign language conversations. I mean they're like regular expressions (hehe) turned up to eleven.

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caeli · 3200 days ago · link ·

Yeah it's really cool! A lot of facial expressions are actually grammatical markers in ASL -- I know at least eyebrow movements are (but I don't remember what they mean).

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jahmez · 3200 days ago · link ·

Thanks for sharing.

I don't understand any of the sign language itself, but it is interesting how much emotion translates directly from the lyrics into the physical translation. I think a lot of this is the performer herself.