Sign language — Two men and a woman signing. A sign language (also signed language) is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns (manual communication, body language) to convey meaning… … Wikipedia
International Society for Biosemiotic Studies — The International Society for Biosemiotic Studies (ISBS) is an academic society for the researchers in semiotic biology. The Society was established in 2005. [Favareau, Don 2005. Founding a world biosemiotics institution: The International… … Wikipedia
Nicaraguan Sign Language — Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua, ISN Signed in Nicaragua Region The Managua region, but spreading throughout the country Native signers 3,000 (estimated in 1997; no official census da … Wikipedia
Monastic sign languages — monastic sign Signed in Europe Native signers (not a primary language) (date missing) Language family (sign lexicons) Dialects Anglo Saxon Augustinian Benedictine … Wikipedia
Home sign — (or kitchen sign) is the gestural communication system developed by a deaf child who lacks input from a language model in the family. This is a common experience for deaf children with hearing parents who are isolated from a sign language… … Wikipedia
Monastic sign language — Monastic sign languages have been used in Europe from at least the tenth century by christian monks, and some, such as Cistercian and Trappist sign languages, are still in use today not only in Europe but also in Japan, China and the USA.… … Wikipedia
List of sign languages — There are perhaps around two hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through creolization and de novo (and occasionally through language planning). In … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal sign languages — NOTOC Many Australian Aboriginal cultures have or traditionally had a sign language counterpart to their spoken language. This appears to be connected with various taboos on speech between certain people within the community or at particular… … Wikipedia
Filipino Sign Language — language name=Filipino Sign Language nativename= (FSL) states=Philippines signers=100,000 (1986 Gallaudet University) [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show language.asp?code=PSP Ethnologue 14] Languages of the Philippines] family=Related to… … Wikipedia
Indian Sign Language — language name=Indian Sign Language states=India, Pakistan region=Regional dialects signers=Unknown fam1=Related to Nepalese Sign Language and possibly other sign languages of the region iso2=sgn iso3=insIndian Sign Language (ISL) or Indo… … Wikipedia
