Thai Sign Language
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Woodward, James. 2003. Sign languages and Deaf identities in Thailand and Viet Nam. 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. 285-293,295. | Woodward, James. 2003. Sign languages and Deaf identities in Thailand and Viet Nam. 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. 285-293,295. | ||
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| + | Sign Media Inc. ed. 1990. ''Signs around the world. Thailand.'' Burtonsville, Maryland: SMI (30 min.) | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 14 January 2010
| Language name | Thai Sign Language |
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| Region | Thailand |
Language name
Thai Sign Language
Region
Population of signers
51,000 profoundly, prelingually deaf people in Thailand (1997 C.Reilly). 20% of deaf children go to school, where they get the opportunity to learn this language.
Language family
Dialects
Chiangmai (Chiengmai) Sign Language
Tak Sign Language
Linguistic characteristics
History
Related sign languages
Related spoken languages
Institutes, associations and universities
Dictionaries
Suwanarat, Manafa, Anucha Ratanasint, Vilaiporn Rungsrithong, Lloyd Anderson and Owen Wrigley. 1990. Pathanukrom phasa mu Thai: chabap prapprung lm khayai(The Thai Sign Language dictionary: Revised and expanded edition). Bangkok: Samakhom Khon Hu Nuak hng Prathet Thai(The National Association of the Deaf in Thailand).
Suwanarat, Manafa, Anucha Ratanasint, Vilaiporn Rungsrithong, Waruunee Buathong, Charles Reilly, Lloyd Anderson, Soontorn Yen-Klao and Owen Wrigley. 1986. The Thai Sign Language dictionary: Book one. Bangkok: The National Association of the Deaf in Thailand.
Bibliography
Woodward, James. 1996. Modern standard Thai Sign Language, influence from ASL and its relationship to original sign language in Thailand. In: Sign language studies 92:227-252.
Suwanarat, Manfa and Owen Wrigley. 1990. Sign language research in Thailand. In: Edmondson, William H. and Fred Karlsson eds. SLR´87: papers from the Fourth International Symposium on Sign Language Research. Lappeenranta, Finland July 15-19, 1987. Hamburg : Signum. 276-278.
Chiangmai Sign Language
Woodward, James. 2003. Sign languages and Deaf identities in Thailand and Viet Nam. 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. 285-293,295.
Films and videos
Sign Media Inc. ed. 1990. Signs around the world. Thailand. Burtonsville, Maryland: SMI (30 min.)
Researchers
History of sign language research
Related pages
Links
Notes
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