Japanese Sign Language
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
- | Nakamura, Karen. 2003. U-turns, Deaf shock, and the hard of hearing: Japanese Deaf identities at the borderlands. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. '' Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. '' Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. | + | Nakamura, Karen. 2003. U-turns, Deaf shock, and the hard of hearing: Japanese Deaf identities at the borderlands. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. '' Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. '' Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 211-229. |
- | Ann, Jean. 2003. The Chiying school in Taiwan: A foreigner's perspective. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. '' Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. '' Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. | + | Ann, Jean. 2003. The Chiying school in Taiwan: A foreigner's perspective. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. '' Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. '' Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 230-248. |
Revision as of 14:51, 22 January 2010
Language name | Japanese Sign Language |
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Region | Japan |
Language name
Japanese Sign Language
(JSL)
Region
Population of signers
317,000 (VanCleve 1986).
Language family
Dialects
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
Nihon Shuwa Kenkyusho ed. 1997. Nihongo-Shuwa jiten. Tokyo: Zen Nihon Roa Renmei. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies ed. 1997. Japanese-Sign language dictionary. Tokyo: Japanese Federation of the Deaf. [In Japanese])
Japanese Federation of the Deaf. Institute for Sign Language Studies(Editorial Board: Honna, Nobuyuki, Mihoko Kato, Michiko Tsuchiya and Kunihiko Sadahiro) eds. 1991. An English dictionary of basic Japanese signs. Tokyo: Japanese Federation of the Deaf.
Bibliography
Nakamura, Karen. 2003. U-turns, Deaf shock, and the hard of hearing: Japanese Deaf identities at the borderlands. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 211-229.
Ann, Jean. 2003. The Chiying school in Taiwan: A foreigner's perspective. In: Monaghan, Leila, Constanze Schmaling, Karen Nakamura and Graham H. Turner eds. Many ways to be Deaf: International variation in Deaf communities. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. 230-248.
Films and videos
Sign Media Inc. ed. 1990. Signs around the world. Japan. Burtonsville, Maryland: SMI (30 min.)
Researchers
History of sign language research
Related pages
Links
Notes
East Asia | Amami O Shima Sign Language | Chinese Sign Language | Japanese Sign Language | Korean Sign Language : North Korea | Korean Sign Language : South Korea | Mongolian Sign Language |
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Southeast Asia | Bali Sign Language | Ban Khor Sign Language | Benkala Sign Language | Hill Country Sign Language | Indonesian Sign Language | Kuala Lumpur Sign Language | Laos Sign Language | Malaysian Sign Language | Original Bangkok Sign Language | Original Chiangmai Sign Language | Penang Sign Language | Philippine Sign Language | Selangor Sign Language | Singapore Sign Language | Thai Sign Language | Vietnamese Sign Language |
South Asia | Bengali Sign Language | Jhankot Sign Language | Jumla Sign Language | Indian Sign Language | Indo-Pakistan Sign Language | Naga Sign Language | Nepalese Sign Language | Sri Lankan Sign Language |
West Asia | Afghan Sign Language |
Areas and others | Hong Kong Sign Language | Macao Sign Language | Taiwanese Sign Language |