China
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | China |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | People's Republic of China |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "China"
Movies
Sign of country name "China" (Data offered by Deaf informants in China; movie made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Illustrations in the literature
"China" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 15.)
Spoken languages
Chinese
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
20,040,000 deaf persons in China (2006 CDRF).
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
China Association of the Deaf, China Disabled Persons' Federation (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
Zhong guo long ren xie hui ed. 2003.Zhong guo shou yu (Revised edition) Vol.I, II. Hua xia chu ban she: Beijing.
Yau, Shun-Chiu. 1997. The Chinese signs: Lexicon of the standart sign language for the deaf in China. Hong Kong, Paris : Ed. Lang. Croisés.
Zhong guo long ren xie hui ed. 1990. Zhong guo shou yu. Hua xia chu ban she: Beijing.
Bibliography
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Mudgett-DeCaro, Patricia A. and James J. DeCaro. 2009. Postsecondary education for Deaf people in China. In: Moores, Donald F. and Margery S. Miller eds. Deaf people around the world: Educational and social perspectives. Washington,DC : Gallaudet University Press. 33-45.
Yang, Jun Hui. 2006. Deaf teachers in China: Their perceptions regarding their roles and the barriers they face. Washington,DC : Gallaudet University. Unpublished dissertation.
Lytle, Richard R., Kathryn E. Johnson and Jun Hui Yang. 2005/2006. Deaf education in china: History, current issue and emerging Deaf voices. In: American annals of the Deaf. 150(5) : 457-469.
Biggs, Cassie. 2004. A bilingual and bicultural approach to teaching deaf children in China. Beijing UNICEF. [1]
Nakayama, Sinichiro. 2004. Make a Comparison of Word Order between Sign Language and Language for writing : From study about sign language used in Asia and Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 52(2004.06):22-26. [Including information of [ Ghana, Zambia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand ]
Johnson, Kathryn E. 2003. Deaf education in china: 2002 to 2020. In: Dissertation abstracts international. 64(2) 957B. UMI(University of Minnesota) No.3117543.
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.
Lin, A. 2002. Chinese philosophies and public attitudes towards Deaf people. Power point presentation, 8th Asia-Pacific congress on Deafness., Taipei, Taiwan.
Wu, L. 2002. Education for Deaf students: Respecting education and studying emotional quotient theory. In: Chinese journal of special education. 1(33) : 41-44.
Yang, Jun Hui. 2002. A chronology of Deaf education in China. Washington,DC : Gallaudet University. Unpublished manuscript.
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 2002. Sign Language Studies in China: the status of Sign Language. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 44(2002.06) :42-49.
2000. China, People's Republic of. In : Turkington, Carol, and Allen E. Sussman eds. The encyclopedia of deafness and hearing disorders, second edition. New York : Facts on File. 47.
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Ta Ta. 2000. Deaf students call for equal treatment. [Retrieved October 6, 2008 from http://www.pen.ntid.rit.edu/pdf/cd-20000602.pdf]
Callaway, Alison. 2000. Deaf children in China. Washington,DC : Gallaudet University Press.
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 2000. Chinese law on the protection of disabled persons. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 37(2000.09) :33-39.
Ishizawa, Haruhiko. 2000. The situation of the sign language interpreters in China. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 37(2000.09) :26-32.
Miyamoto, Ichiro. 2000. Research on Chinese Sign Language. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 37(2000.09) :18-25.
Tsuchiya, Michiko. 2000. The organization, employment prospects and other issues concerning Deaf people in China. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 37(2000.09) :13-17.
Kato, Mihoko. 2000. Deaf education in China and Chinese Sign Language. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 37(2000.09) :6-12.
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Foreign sign language department JISLS. 2000. Foreword on special edition: Sign language and Deaf people in China. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 37(2000.09) :1.
Callaway, Alison. 1999. Considering sign bilingual education in cultural context: A survey of deaf schools in Jiangsu Province, China. In: Deafness and education international. 1(1) : 34-46.
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Kobayashi, Masayuki. 1996. The standardization of Chinese Sign Language : Special reference on the compilation process of CSL(supp/ed.). In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 20(1996.03) :9-14.
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Yau, Shun-Chiu. 1991. La langue des signes chinoise. In:Cahiers de linguistique Asie Orientale 20:1. 138-142.
Yan, Shun Chiu, and Jingxian He. 1989. How deaf children in a Chinese school get their name signs. In: Sign language studies. 65, 305-322.
Yau, Shun-chiu. 1987. Sign languages : Chinese. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York: McGraw-Hill. vol.3. 65-67.
Piao, Yong-sin. 1987. China, People's Republic of. In : Van Cleve, John V. (editor in chief), Gallaudet College eds. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. New York : McGraw-Hill. vol.1. 181-184.
China Deaf and Blind Association. 1981. Long ya ren tong yang shou yu tu (Deaf persons common sign language manual). Shanghai: China Deaf and Blind Association.
Yan, Shun Chiu. 1977. The Chinese signs: Lexicon of the standard sign language for the deaf in china. Kowloon and Hong Kong: Chiu Ming Publishers.
Fromkin, Victoria A. 1975. Language training of the Deaf in the People's Republic of China. In: The linguistic reporter. 3.
Taylor, Allan R. 1956. The Shanghai gesture. In: Folklore Fellows' Communication No. 166. Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica (Finnish Academy of Science and Letters).[Including information of Shanghai Sign Language]
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Sign Languages in Asia: China (Data offered by Deaf informants in China; movies made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Hearing and speech rehabilitation (in Chinese)
Hearing and speech rehabilitation (in English)
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: China, People's Republic of
Notes
| Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
