Australian Sign Language
From AASL
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| - | Sutton-Spence, Rachel. 2003. British manual Alphabets in the education of Deaf people since the 17th century. 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. | + | Sutton-Spence, Rachel. 2003. British manual Alphabets in the education of Deaf people since the 17th century. 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. 25-48.[Including information of Australian Sign Language] |
Revision as of 14:14, 22 January 2010
| Language name | Australian Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Region | Australia |
Language name
Australian Sign Language
(Altanate names)Auslan
Region
Population of signers
14,000 Ethnologue, 16th Edition
Language family
Dialects
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Australasian Sign Language is an attempt to merge Australian Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language into one common sign language.
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
Johnston, Trevor, ed. 1998. Signs of Australia : a new dictionary of Auslan (the sign language of the Australian deaf community), 2nd ed. North Rocks, NSW, Australia: North Rocks Press, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.
Johnston, Trevor. 1989. AUSLAN Dictionary. A dictionary of the sign language of the Australian deaf community. Victoria : Aust. Print Group.
Bibliography
Sutton-Spence, Rachel. 2003. British manual Alphabets in the education of Deaf people since the 17th century. 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. 25-48.[Including information of Australian Sign Language]
Films and videos
Sign Media Inc. ed. 1990. Signs around the world. Australia. Burtonsville, Maryland: SMI (30 min.)
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) |
