Australasian Sign Language
From AASL
| Language name | Australasian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Region | Australia, New Zealand |
Language name
Australasian Sign Language
（an attempt to merge Australian Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language into one common sign language）
Region
Population of signers
Language family
Dialects
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
Jeanes, Raymond C., Brian E. Reynolds and Bernadette C. Coleman. 1989. Dictionary of Australasian signs for communication with the deaf, 3nd ed. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Victorian School for Deaf Children.
Jeanes, Raymond C., Brian E. Reynolds and Bernadette C. Coleman. 1989. Dictionary of Australasian signs for communication with the deaf, 2nd ed. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Victorian School for Deaf Children.
Bibliography
Monaghan, Leila. 2003. A world's eye view: Deaf cultures in global 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. 1-24. [Including information of Africa (general),Asia (general), Oceania (general), Hausa Sign Language, Ban Khor Sign Language, Taiwanese Sign Language and Australasian Sign Language ]
Researchers
History of sign language research
Related pages
Links
Notes
| Continent | Australasian Sign Language | Australian Aborigines Sign Language | Australian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Polynesia | Australasian Sign Language | New Zealand Sign Language | Samoan Sign Language |
| Micronesia | (no data) |
| Melanesia | Enga Sign Language | Fiji Sign Language | Rennellese Sign Language |
| Areas and others | (no data) |
