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German Sign Language (German: Deutsche Gebärdensprache, DGS) is the sign language of the deaf community in Germany, Luxembourg [2] and in the German-speaking community of Belgium [citation needed]. It is unclear how many use German Sign Language as their main language; Gallaudet University estimated 50,000 as of 1986. The language has evolved ...
Establish conventions for sign language pages and implement them (a draft page is now online at Wikipedia:WikiProject Languages/Template (sign language)). Give examples of different sign languages with images and video samples. Also, create a network of pages on sign language linguistics. (proposed) NPOV.
Deutsch: Zeichnung von R.A. Olea: sign language : friend, Farbstifte auf Tonpapier, 2008. Bemerkung: Die Zeichung zeigt einen Teil des Gebärdenzeichens für "Freund" in American Sign Language (ASL, 'Amerikanische Gebärdensprache'), das aus wechselseitigem "Verhaken" der Zeigefinger besteht.
Sara Hale has been increasing communication access in Topeka by offering free American Sign Language (ASL) classes at Faith Lutheran Church at 1716 S.W. Gage Boulevard for more than 15 years.
(a.k.a. Bali Sign Language, Benkala Sign Language) Laotian Sign Language (related to Vietnamese languages; may be more than one SL) Korean Sign Language (KSDSL) Japanese "한국수어 (or 한국수화)" / "Hanguk Soo-hwa" Korean standard sign language – manually coded spoken Korean. Macau Sign Language: Shanghai Sign Language "澳門手語 ...
Stokoe notation, devised by Dr. William Stokoe for his 1965 Dictionary of American Sign Language, [90] is an abstract phonemic notation system. Designed specifically for representing the use of the hands, it has no way of expressing facial expression or other non-manual features of sign languages.
Manualism is a method of education of deaf students using sign language within the classroom. [1] Manualism arose in the late 18th century with the advent of free public schools for the deaf in Europe.
Swiss-German Sign Language (German: Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache, abbreviated DSGS) is the primary deaf sign language of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and of Liechtenstein. The language was established around 1828. [2] In 2011 it was estimated that 7,500 deaf and 13,000 hearing people use DSGS. [3]