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Can you explain the sentence structure of ASL? Is it a result of its French background?

The syntactical structure of ASL is not really due to a French origin, even though it was deeply influenced and enriched by FSL. ASL originated in the United States, it existed well over a century before Clerc brought FSL to the states.
Once again, ASL owes nothing to English.

In ASL the entire body is used expressively to convey information and can expand the expression of each sign according to the signers mood, feelings, or attitude.

English = uni-dimensional
ASL= multi-dimensional

In ASL information about nouns, subjects, or objects is incorporated into directional verbs.