Singapore

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Contents

Indigenous signs for "Singapore"

Illustrations in the literature

"Singapore" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 13.)


Spoken languages

Malay

English

Chinese

Tamil


Sign languages

Singapore Sign Language


Related sign languages:

Shanghai Sign Language

American Sign Language


Population of Deaf/deaf people

The population of the signers of Singapore Sign Language: 3,000. Very few monolinguals (2007 SIL). (Ethnologue web edition)


Legal status of sign languages

Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf

The Singapore Association for the Deaf (WFD member)


Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies

Education for the Deaf

Singapore School for the Deaf

Canossian School (CSH)


Sign language interpretation

1.The number of sign language interpreters that are working:

39.

2. The sign language in the country :

Signed Exact English (used in Deaf Education); Pidgin Sign Language; Shanghainese Sign Language

3. What is the spoken language of your country?

English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil

4. This country has some Interpreter training programmes.

5. The rates for using a sign language interpreter(given in US Dollars according the exchange rate 13/9/06):

Per Hour : 6.35 (min. 3 hours)
Deaf People : N/A
NGO’s : 19.05 per hour(min. 2 hours)
Companies or Businesses : 19.05 per hour(min. 2 hours)
Other : 12.70 per hour(min. 2 hours)


Deaf communities and cultures

Religious activities by the Deaf

Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages

Sign language dictionaries

Singapore Association for the Deaf Sign Language Committee. 1990. Sign for Singapore. Singapore: Time Books International.


Bibliography

Ang, Mary. 2016. Negation in Singapore Sign Language. Poster presentation at Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 12).

Kratochvíl, Frantisek, Mary Ang, Shu Yi, Jessica Mak, May Low Jarn and Li-Sa Wang. 2016. Language contact-induced layering of the basic vocabulary in Singapore Sign Language. Poster presentation at Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 12).

Mangrubang, Fred R. 2009. Educating Deaf and hard of hearing students in Singapore. In: Moores, Donald F. and Margery S. Miller eds. Deaf people around the world: Educational and social perspectives. Washington,DC: Gallaudet University Press. 68-87.

WASLI (World Association of Sign Language Interpreters ). 2007. WASLI Newsletter 2007 Issue 6 Kampala, Uganda.

Maliki Osman. 31-Aug-05. The Official Opening of The NKF CMF-SGH Centre for Hearing and Cochlear Implants and Commemorating SGH's 223rd Cochlear Implantation. (Speech presented at the official opening of the NKF CMF-SGH Centre for hearing and cochlear implants, Singapore General Hospital, ENT Centre, Singapore. Retrieved July 14, 2006)

Kato, Mihoko and Nobuyuki Honnna. 2005. Deaf people and their sign language in Singapore. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 56(2005.06) :59-65.

Ho., Jenny S.M. 2004, January 8. Help for hearing impaired students. In : Strait Times.(Retrieved June 25, 2006.)

Kobayashi, Masayuki. 2000. Deaf in Asia(6): Singapore. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 35(2000.03) :44-46.

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