Francophone African Sign Language
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| + | [[American Sign Language]] (ASL): one of the origins of Francophone African Sign Language (LSAF) | ||
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| + | [[Ghanaian Sign Language]]: a sign language created under the influence of ASL in Ghana, English-speaking country | ||
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| + | [[Nigerian Sign Language]]: sign language created under the influence of ASL in Nigeria, English-speaking country | ||
==Related spoken languages== | ==Related spoken languages== | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 10 March 2010
| Language name | Francophone African Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Region | Cameroon, Gabon |
Language name
Francophone African Sign Language
Langue des Signes d'Afrique Francophone (LSAF) (in French)
Region
Population of signers
Language family
Dialects
Linguistic characteristics
A pidgin sign language created with American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken French in West and Central Africa. It contains the vocabulary of ASL and the grammar of spoken french. Not related to LSF (French Sign Language).
History
In 1974, Andrew J. Foster, an American Deaf missionary, started to found schools for the deaf in French-speaking West and Central Africa. In this schooling project, African Deaf teachers and children used ASL vocabulary with spoken/written French. This mixed communication method became a common natural language transmitted and used among Deaf communities in many African countries today.
Related sign languages
American Sign Language (ASL): one of the origins of Francophone African Sign Language (LSAF)
Ghanaian Sign Language: a sign language created under the influence of ASL in Ghana, English-speaking country
Nigerian Sign Language: sign language created under the influence of ASL in Nigeria, English-speaking country
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
Tamomo, Serge. 1994. Le langage des signes du sourd Africain Francophone. Cotonou, Bénin: PEFISS.
Bibliography
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. The Birth of Langue des Signes Franco-Africaine : Creole ASL in West and Central French-Speaking Africa. In Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03):67-68.[ Report of the session at the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington DC Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations". Including information of Benin, Cameroon and Gabon ]
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2006. The Deaf in Africa (12) In the era of globalization. In Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03):82-89.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. The Deaf in Africa (11) Multiple aspects of apartheid. In Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 58(2005.12):46-53.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. The Deaf in Africa (10) Teacher training by the Deaf Foster generation of today. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 57(2005.09):41-47.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2005. The Deaf in Africa (9) Teacher training by the Deaf. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 56(2005.06):45-52.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (8) Total communication by Foster. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 54(2004.12):58-64.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (7) Expansion of missionary education for the Deaf appendix : A letter from Benin. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 53(2004.09):56-62.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (6) Foster, Father of deaf education in Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 52(2004.06):47-54.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2004. The Deaf in Africa (5) Deaf views of America In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 51(2004.03):55-62.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2003. The Deaf in Africa (4) Controversies over foreign sign languages. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 50(2003.12):44-53.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2003. The Deaf in Africa (3) Sign languages introduced into Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 49(2003.09):58-65.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2003. The Deaf in Africa (2) Sign Languages used in Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies(Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 47(2003.03):50-55.
Kamei, Nobutaka. 2002. The Deaf in Africa (1) Nations and the Deaf in Africa. In: Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 46(2002.12):26-32.
