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  2. Auslan - Wikipedia

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    Auslan is a zero-copula language, which means that the verb to be is not used at all except when quoting English (in which it is finger-spelt). [14] Auslan replaces copula with interrogatives for certain phrase types, sometimes in this context called "rhetorical questions" or "modifiers", using non-manual features to express that it is a ...

  3. Legal recognition of sign languages - Wikipedia

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    Auslan was recognised by the Australian government as a "community language other than English" and the preferred language of the Deaf community in 1987 and 1991 policy statements. Although the recognition does not ensure the provision of services in Auslan, its use in Deaf education and by Auslan-English interpreters is becoming more common.

  4. List of sign languages - Wikipedia

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    Auslan: British (Australian Sign Language) Ban Khor Sign Language: village (Plaa Pag is a dialect) Bhutanese Sign Language? Burmese sign language: ASL: may be two languages Cambodian Sign Language = mixed LSF, BSL, ASL, various dialects within: Chinese Sign Language: Chinese "中國手語" (ZGS) Enga Sign Language: village: PNG Esharani : isolate

  5. Do you know the difference between Latino, Hispanic and Spanish?

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    So what does Hispanic mean? Hispanic is a term that refers to people of Spanish speaking origin or ancestry. Think language -- so if someone is from Spanish speaking origin or ancestry, they can ...

  6. Australian deaf community - Wikipedia

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    More often, schools do not teach Auslan unless it is a specialized school for deaf children depending on the mode of teaching used. [3] Even so, teachers of Auslan may have learned slightly outdated Auslan which may affect the quality of education of Deaf students who rely on signing. [4] Bilingual programs are available to deaf students in ...

  7. Languages of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Australian sign language Auslan was used at home by 16,242 people at the time of the 2021 census. [33] Over 2,000 people used other sign languages at home in 2021. There is a small community of people who use Australian Irish Sign Language. [34] [35]

  8. Trevor Johnston - Wikipedia

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    Trevor Johnston FAHA is an Australian expert on Auslan.. Johnston received his PhD from the University of Sydney in 1989 for his work on Auslan. [1] Johnston was responsible for coining the term Auslan, [2] and created the first Auslan dictionary, which was also one of the first sign language dictionaries that sequenced signs throughout according to principles that were language internal ...

  9. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    Spanish naming customs include the orthographic option of conjoining the surnames with the conjunction particle y, or e before a name starting with 'I', 'Hi' or 'Y', (both meaning "and") (e.g., José Ortega y Gasset, Tomás Portillo y Blanco, or Eduardo Dato e Iradier), following an antiquated aristocratic usage.