• The legal recognition of signed languages differs widely. In some jurisdictions (countries, states, provinces or regions), a signed language is recognised...
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  • competence Legal recognition of sign languages List of sign languages by number of native signers Manual alphabet Sign language World Federation of the Deaf...
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    2008. "Irish Sign Language given official legal recognition". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-01-16. "President signs Irish Sign Language bill into law"...
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    Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages...
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  • because of cochlear implants, education is consistently leaning towards oralist methods. Fingerspelling Legal recognition of sign languages List of sign languages...
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  • letters of the alphabet. Signs can also represent complete ideas or phrases, not only individual words. Most sign languages are natural languages, different...
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  • motion of the hands or orientation of the hands or both. Deafness in Iceland Sigurlín Margrét Sigurðardóttir Legal recognition of sign languages Icelandic...
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    Inspirisles Legal recognition of sign languages Pointing Sign name ASL interpreting In particular, Martha's Vineyard Sign Language, Henniker Sign Language, and...
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  • The following are sign languages reported to be used by at least 10,000 people. Additional languages, such as Chinese Sign Language, are likely to have...
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    German other languages widely spoken: English (46%) Latvian Sign Language (legally recognised and supported) and Russian Sign Language In the 2011 census...
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    New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006. The purpose of the act was to create rights and obligations in the use of NZSL throughout the legal system and to...
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  • of the interpreter, since sign languages are distinct natural languages with their own construction and syntax, different from the aural version of the...
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  • with many sign languages, it is difficult to estimate numbers with any certainty, as the Census of India does not list sign languages and most studies...
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  • including languages used for religious purposes, languages which are important for international trade and communication, and South African Sign Language, as...
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    most widely spoken language of the United Kingdom, but a number of regional and migrant languages are also spoken. Regional languages are Scots and Ulster...
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    rejected a petition calling for the legal recognition of non-binary as a gender identity. Over 130,000 people signed the petition, which stated allowing...
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  • Josep (2012). "Legal Pathways to the Recognition of Sign Languages: A Comparison of the Catalan and Spanish Sign Language Acts". Sign Language Studies. 12...
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  • of speech International Mother Language Day Language geography Language ideology Language policy Lau v. Nichols Legal recognition of sign languages Linguistic...
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    home sign, which does not pass between generations, sign languages are shared by a large community of signers. Records show the existence of a sign language...
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  • Greek Sign has been legally recognized as the official language area of the Deaf community for educational purposes in Greece since 2000. The Greek Sign Language...
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  • Nicaraguan Sign Language (ISN; Spanish: Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua) is a form of sign language developed by deaf children in several schools in Nicaragua...
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    to announce formal recognition for both British and Irish Sign Languages in Northern Ireland and in Ireland. "Identity and Language (NI) Bill: Second Reading...
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  • of spoken Italian: this is not Italian Sign Language, however. Some features of LIS are typical of sign languages in general, e.g. agreement between nouns...
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    thirty-five languages are spoken in South Africa, twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi...
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    24 official languages, of which three – English, French and German – were considered "procedural" languages but this notion was abandoned of the European...
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    were home to over 70 distinct languages across 12 or so language families. Today, a majority of those indigenous languages are still spoken; however, most...
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  • Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) is a well-established language and legally recognized. Several dictionaries, instructional videos, and a number of articles...
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  • Demand made for legal recognition of sign language, Hindustan Times, 4 December 2010 Disabled demand change in mindsets, Times of India, 3 December...
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  • list of official languages by country and territory. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the...
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  • independent language, with some influence from international signs. In 1995, LGK was granted legal recognition as the native language of the Deaf people...
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