Jamaican Sign Language
E44360
Jamaican Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Jamaica, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken Jamaican English and other sign languages.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
→
sign language → |
| abbreviation |
JSL
→
|
| country |
Jamaica
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|
| differentFrom |
American Sign Language
→
British Sign Language → International Sign → spoken Jamaican English → |
| hasCommunity |
Jamaican Deaf community
→
|
| hasDomain |
community events
→
education → media → religion → |
| hasGrammar |
distinct grammar
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| hasInfluenceFrom |
American Sign Language
→
local home sign systems in Jamaica → older sign varieties used in Jamaican schools → |
| hasMorphology |
non-manual grammatical markers
→
use of classifier constructions → use of spatial morphology → |
| hasPhonology |
handshape
→
location → movement → non-manual markers → orientation → |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus |
minority language in Jamaica
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|
| hasVocabulary |
distinct vocabulary
→
|
| hasWordOrder |
flexible word order
→
|
| ISO639-3Code |
jls
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|
| languageFamily |
sign languages of the Caribbean
→
|
| modality |
visual-gestural
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|
| name |
Jamaican Sign Language
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|
| primaryUsers |
Deaf community in Jamaica
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|
| recognizedAs |
primary language of many Deaf Jamaicans
→
|
| region |
Caribbean
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|
| usedBy |
Deaf Jamaicans
→
sign language interpreters in Jamaica → some hearing family members of Deaf Jamaicans → |
| usedFor |
education of Deaf children in Jamaica
→
everyday communication among Deaf Jamaicans → interpretation in public services in Jamaica → |
| usedIn |
Deaf associations in Jamaica
→
Deaf cultural events in Jamaica → religious services for Deaf people in Jamaica → schools for the Deaf in Jamaica → |
| writingSystem |
no widely used native written form
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|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Jamaican Sign Language
→
|
name |
|
Jamaica
→
|
recognizedRegionalLanguage |