Disambiguation evidence for Australian Sign Language via surface form

"Auslan"


As subject (45)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Auslan".

Predicate Object
ISO639-3Code asf
developedFrom British Sign Language
developedFrom various British regional sign dialects
documentedUsing glosses based on English words
documentedUsing video recordings
fullName Australian Sign Language self-linksurface differs
hasDialect Northern dialect
hasDialect Southern dialect
hasFeature its own grammar distinct from English
hasFeature its own lexicon distinct from English
hasFeature regional lexical variation across Australian states
hasFeature use of space for grammar and reference
hasLinguist Trevor Johnston
hasOrganization Australian Sign Language Interpreters’ Association
hasOrganization Deaf Australia
hasResource Auslan Signbank online dictionary
hasWritingSystem no widely used native written form
influencedBy American Sign Language
influencedBy Irish Sign Language
influencedBy local home sign systems
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
taughtAt Australian universities
taughtAt TAFE and community colleges in Australia
usedBy Deaf people in Australia
usedBy hard of hearing people in Australia
usedBy hearing signers connected to the Deaf community
usedFor cultural expression
usedFor education of Deaf students
usedFor everyday communication
usedFor interpreting in public services
usedIn Australia
usedInDomain court interpreting
usedInDomain education interpreting
usedInDomain medical interpreting
usedInDomain television interpreting
uses body posture
uses facial expressions
uses handshapes
uses locations in signing space
uses movements