Turkish Sign Language

From AASL

Basic information of the sign language

Language name	Turkish Sign Language
Region	Turkey

Contents 1 Language name 2 Region 3 Population of signers 4 Language family 5 Dialects 6 Linguistic characteristics 7 History 8 Related sign languages 9 Related spoken languages 10 Institutes, associations and universities 11 Dictionaries 12 Bibliography 13 Researchers 14 History of sign language research 15 Related pages 16 Links 17 Notes

Language name

Turkish Sign Language

Region

Turkey

Ottoman Empire (defunct)

Population of signers

Language family

Dialects

Linguistic characteristics

History

Related sign languages

Related spoken languages

Institutes, associations and universities

Dictionaries

MEB Yayınları. 1995. Yetiskinler için Isaret dili Kilavuzu.(For Adults Language Guide) Ankara: T. C. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Özel Eğitim Müd(T. C. The Ministry of National Education Special Education and Guidance and Consultation Services General Directorate)

Bibliography

Zeshan, Ulrike. 2003. Aspects of Turkish Sign Language. In : Sign Language & Linguistics Volume 6, Number 1, 2003. John Benjamins Publishing Company, Netherlands. 43-75(33).

Researchers

History of sign language research

Related pages

Links

Turkish Sign Language

Notes

Sign languages in Middle East

Anatolia	Seraglio Sign Language (Harem Sign Language) | Turkish Sign Language
Arabian Peninsula	Kuwaiti Sign Language | Saudi Arabian Sign Language
Iranian Plateau	Persian Sign Language (Iranian Sign Language) | Tea House Sign Language
Levant	Al Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language | Israeli Sign Language | Jordanian Sign Language | Yiddish Sign Language
Areas and others	Palestinian Sign Language