Australian Sign Language
E46254
Australian Sign Language (Auslan) is the primary sign language of the Australian Deaf community, developed from British Sign Language and used for everyday communication, education, and cultural expression.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auslan | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ visual-gestural language ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
British Sign Language
ⓘ
various British regional sign dialects ⓘ |
| documentedUsing |
glosses based on English words
ⓘ
video recordings ⓘ |
| fullName | Australian Sign Language self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Northern dialect
ⓘ
Southern dialect ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
its own grammar distinct from English
ⓘ
its own lexicon distinct from English ⓘ regional lexical variation across Australian states ⓘ use of space for grammar and reference ⓘ |
| hasLinguist | Trevor Johnston ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Australian Sign Language Interpreters’ Association
ⓘ
Deaf Australia ⓘ |
| hasResource | Auslan Signbank online dictionary ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely used native written form ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American Sign Language
ⓘ
Irish Sign Language ⓘ local home sign systems ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | asf ⓘ |
| languageFamily | British Sign Language family ⓘ |
| modality | manual-visual ⓘ |
| notDerivedFrom | spoken English ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Australian Deaf community ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | community language in Australia ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Australian governments at state and federal levels ⓘ |
| shortName | Auslan ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Australian universities
ⓘ
TAFE and community colleges in Australia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf people in Australia
ⓘ
hard of hearing people in Australia ⓘ hearing signers connected to the Deaf community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural expression
ⓘ
education of Deaf students ⓘ everyday communication ⓘ interpreting in public services ⓘ |
| usedIn | Australia ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
court interpreting
ⓘ
education interpreting ⓘ medical interpreting ⓘ television interpreting ⓘ |
| uses |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ locations in signing space ⓘ movements ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Auslan