Thailand
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Kingdom of Thailand |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
| Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Thailand"
Movies
Sign of country name "Thailand" (Data offered by Deaf informants in Thailand; movie made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Illustrations in the literature
"Thailand" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 14.)
Spoken languages
Thai
Sign languages
Extinct sign languages:
Original Chiangmai Sign Language
Original Bangkok Sign Language
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
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.
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
National Association of the Deaf in Thailand (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
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
Kato, Mihoko and Nobuyuki Honnna. 2006. Deaf people and their sign language in Thailand. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2006.03) :70-77.
Reilly, Charles B. 2005=2006. Scial Inclusion Fostering Language Growth :Case of the Deaf Thai. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 59(2005.12) :66-67. (translated by Kamei, Nobutaka: in Japanese)[ Report of American Anthropological Association 104th Annual Meeting Washington DC Dec. 1. 2005 7:45 PM–9:30 PM. "Endangered World Languages : Sign Languages and Their Variations"]
Osugi, Yutaka. 2004. The ongoing project on "Practical dictionaries of Asian-Pacific sign languages". In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 53(2004.09):12-20. [Including information of Asia (general), Cambodia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam ]
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 ]
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. 283-301. [Including information of Ban Khor Sign Language,Chiangmai Sign Language,Original Bangkok Sign Language ,Original Chiangmai Sign Language, Haiphong Sign Language,Hanoi Sign Language,Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language ]
Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies ed.(translated by Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 2003. The human rights of the Deaf: Able to use sign language at anytime and everywhere. In:Sign Language Communication Studies (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 50.(2003.12):57,60-61.[WFD News. Jul.2003. Including information of Uganda, Thailand and New Zealand ]
Woodward, James. 2000. Sign languages and sign language families in Thailand and Viet Nam. In: Emmorey, Karen and Harlan Lane eds. The sign language revisited: An anthology in honor of Ursula Bellugi and Edward Klima. Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum. 23-47.
Takada, Eiichi. 1999. On the "Japanese-Sign Language Dictionary" (The Last Part: Thai Sign Language Book). In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 31(1999.03) :78-80.
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 1998. Deaf in Asia(2) :Thailand. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 30(1998.12) :57-59.
Woodward, James (Ratchasuda). 1998. Sign language and Deaf identities in Thailand and Vietnam. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 27(1998.03) :57. (translated by Nakamura Karen: in Japanese) [the report from the invited panel on sign language sociolinguistics at the 96th Annual Meeting of the America Anthropological Association. Washington DC. Nov.11-19 1997]
Woodward, James. 1997. A preliminary examination of Ban Khor sign language, typescript. Research Department, Ratchasuda College, Mahidol University at Salaya.
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.
Reilly, Charles. 1995. A deaf way of education: Interaction among children in a Thai boarding school. Ph.D.dissertation, M.D., USA: University of Maryland.
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.
Films and videos
Sign Media Inc. ed. 1990. Signs around the world. Thailand. Burtonsville, Maryland: SMI (30 min.)
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Sign Languages in Asia: Thailand (Data offered by Deaf informants in Thailand; movies made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
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 |
