German Sign Language
German Sign Language is unrelated to spoken German. While spoken German builds sentences following a "subject – verb – object" pattern, German Sign Language uses a "subject object verb" strategy. Thus, the two have very different grammars, though as the dominant language of the region, German has had some influence on German Sign Language. A signed system that follows German grammar, Signed German ("Lautsprachbegleitende Gebärden" or "Lautbegleitende Gebärden", "sound-accompanying signs"), is used in education. It is not used as a natural means of communication between deaf people. Another system of manually representing German is cued speech, known as "Phonembestimmes Manualsystem" (Phonemic Manual System).