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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Dasgupta, Tirthankar, Sandipan Dandpat and Anupam Basu. 2008. Prototype Machine Translation System From Text-To-Indian Sign Language. In: IJCNLP(International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing)-08 Workshop on NLP(Natural Language Processing) for Less Privileged Languages. Proceedings of the Workshop. 11. January, 2008, IIIT, Hyderabad, India. Asian Federation of Natural Language Processing. 19-26. http://ltrc.iiit.ac.in/anil/papers/nlplpl-08.pdf | Dasgupta, Tirthankar, Sandipan Dandpat and Anupam Basu. 2008. Prototype Machine Translation System From Text-To-Indian Sign Language. In: IJCNLP(International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing)-08 Workshop on NLP(Natural Language Processing) for Less Privileged Languages. Proceedings of the Workshop. 11. January, 2008, IIIT, Hyderabad, India. Asian Federation of Natural Language Processing. 19-26. http://ltrc.iiit.ac.in/anil/papers/nlplpl-08.pdf | ||
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+ | Kobayashi, Masayuki. 2001. Deaf in Asia(9): India. In: ''Sign Language Communication Studies''. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 40(2001.06):70-73. | ||
Zeshan, Ulrike. in press. Mouthing in Indopakistani Sign Language: Regularities and Variation. To appear in: Boyes-Braem, Penny & Rachel Sutton-Spence eds. 2001. The Hands are the Head of the Mouth. Hamburg, Germany: Signum. 247-272. | Zeshan, Ulrike. in press. Mouthing in Indopakistani Sign Language: Regularities and Variation. To appear in: Boyes-Braem, Penny & Rachel Sutton-Spence eds. 2001. The Hands are the Head of the Mouth. Hamburg, Germany: Signum. 247-272. |
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Name of the country/area | India |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of India |
Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "India"
Movies
Sign of country name "India" (Data offered by Deaf informants in India; movie made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Illustrations in the literature
"India" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 10.)
Spoken languages
Hindi
English
Assamese
Bengali
Bodo, Dogri
Gujarati
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santhali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Sign languages
Extinct sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The population of the signers of Indian Sign Language: 2,680,000 in India (2003).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
All India Federation of the Deaf (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan de Santis. 1987. An introduction to the Calcutta variety of Indian Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press (Gallaudet Research Institute Monograph, No. 4) [Including information of Calcutta Sign Language ]
Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan de Santis. 1986. An introduction to the Bombay variety of Indian Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press (Gallaudet Research Institute Monograph, No. 4) [Including information of Bombay Sign Language ]
Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan deSantis 1985. An introduction to the Bangalore variety of Indian Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press (Gallaudet Research Institute Monograph, No. 4) [Including information of Bangalore-Madras Sign Language ]
Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan de Santis. 1980. An introduction to Indian Sign Language (focus on Delhi). College Park, Md.: Sign Language Research [also pub. New Delhi: All India Federation of the Deaf, 1980]. [Including information of Delhi Sign Language ]
Bibliography
Dasgupta, Tirthankar, Sandipan Dandpat and Anupam Basu. 2008. Prototype Machine Translation System From Text-To-Indian Sign Language. In: IJCNLP(International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing)-08 Workshop on NLP(Natural Language Processing) for Less Privileged Languages. Proceedings of the Workshop. 11. January, 2008, IIIT, Hyderabad, India. Asian Federation of Natural Language Processing. 19-26. http://ltrc.iiit.ac.in/anil/papers/nlplpl-08.pdf
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 2001. Deaf in Asia(9): India. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 40(2001.06):70-73.
Zeshan, Ulrike. in press. Mouthing in Indopakistani Sign Language: Regularities and Variation. To appear in: Boyes-Braem, Penny & Rachel Sutton-Spence eds. 2001. The Hands are the Head of the Mouth. Hamburg, Germany: Signum. 247-272.
Zeshan, Ulrike. 2000. Gebärdensprachen des indischen Subkontinents. München: Lincom Europa (Linguistic Research Forum, 4)
Zeshan, Ulrike. 2000. Sign language in Indo-Pakistan: a description of a signed language. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub.
Adenwalla, Dhun Dinaz. 1999. Education of the deaf in India. In: William H. Brelje ed. Global perspectives on the education of the deaf. Hillsboro, Oregon: Butte. 181-189
Zeshan, Ulrike. 1999. Functions of the index in IPSL.(= Indo-Pakistan Sign Language) In: Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR6), Washington, D.C., Nov. 1998. Manuscript
Zeshan, Ulrike. 1999. Perspective and context in Indopakistan Sign Language Discourse. Paper presented at the 6th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference. Manuscript
Deshmukh, Dilip. 1997. Sign Language and Bilingualism in Deaf Education. Ichalkaranji, India: Deaf Foundation
Delhi Association of the Deaf. 1997. 47th Annual Day Celebrations. New Delhi
Parasnis, Ila, Vincent J. Samar and Kalyani Mandke. 1996. Deaf adults’ attitudes toward career choices for deaf and hearing people in India. In: American Annals of the Deaf. 141,5:333-339.
Parasnis, Ila, James J. DeCaro and Marie L. Raman. 1996. Attitudes of teachers and parents in India toward career choices for deaf and hearing people. In: American Annals of the Deaf. 141,4:303-308
Deshmukh, Dilip. 1995. The status of sign language in deaf education in India. In: Mervin D. Garretson ed. Deafness: Life and culture, II. (A Deaf American Monograph, No. 45) Silver Spring, MD: NAD. 25-28
Serene, K.D. 1995. Vocational Training for the Deaf. AIFD All India Federation of the Deaf. In: News letter. New Delhi. December 1995:4
Sharma, Onkar. 1995. Sign language - controvery - status. AIFD All India Federation of the Deaf. In: News letter. New Delhi. Dec. 1995:2
Deshmukh, Dilip. 1994. The status of sign language in deaf education in India. In: Signpost 7/1:49-52
Vasishta, Madan and Meher Sethna. 1994. Clubs for deaf people in India. In: Carol J. Erting et al. eds. The deaf way: perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. 532-534
Reis, Michael. 1993. Student life at the Indian School for the Deaf during the depression years. In: John V. Cleve ed. Deaf history unveiled. Interpretations from the new scholarship. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. 198-223
Woodward, James. 1993. The relationship of sign language varieties in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. In: Sign language studies 78: 15-22.
Jepson, Jill. 1991. Two Sign Languages in a Single Village in India. In: Language Studies. 70:47-59
Jepson, Jill. 1991. Urban and Rural Sign Language in India. In: Language in Society. 1/2:37-57
Jepson, Jill. 1991. Some aspects of the deaf experience in India. In: Sign Language Studies. 20/73:453-459
All India Federation of the Deaf. 1988. Service for the Deaf in India (Third Edition).
Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan DeSantis. 1987. Indian Sign Language. In: John V. van Cleve ed. Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. Vol. 3. S-Z, Index. New York et al.: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 79-81
Victor, P. 1982. Pre-school education and parent counselling for integration in India. In: Herber Feuchte et al. eds. Proceedings of the International Congress on Education of the Deaf in Hamburg 1980. Vol. 2. Heidelberg: Groos. 152-166.
Bhagwat, V. 1982. A study of the existing facilities for the education of the deaf in India in the light of the country’s social and economic conditions. In: Feuchte, Herbert et al. eds. Proceedings of the International Congress on Education of the Deaf in Hamburg 1980. Vol 1. Heidelberg: Groos. 679-683.
Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Kirk L. Wilson. 1978. Sign languages in India: regional variations within the deaf populations. In: Indian journal of applied linguistics. v.4 no.2.66-74.
Vasishta, Madan. 1975. Pilot Project for a Comprehensive Study of Sign Languages of India. Washington: Gallaudet College. Manuscript
Hutton, John Henry. 1921. The Angami Nagas, with some notes on neighbouring tribes. London: MacMillan. 291-292.
Phillot, D.C. 1907. A note on the mercantile sign language of India. In: Journal and Proceedings. Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, N.S. III. 333-334
Films and videos
Sign Media Inc. ed. 1990. Signs around the world. India. Burtonsville, Maryland: SMI (30 min.)
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Sign Languages in Asia: India (Data offered by Deaf informants in India; movies made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Notes
Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
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East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
West Asia | Afghanistan |
Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |