Old French Sign Language

E558071

Old French Sign Language was an early sign language used in France that significantly influenced the development of many modern sign languages, including American Sign Language.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Old French Sign Language canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical language
sign language
alsoKnownAs Old French Sign
Old LSF NERFINISHED
associatedWith Paris NERFINISHED
basisFor early French Sign Language used in Paris
classification sign language of Europe
contributedTo grammar of American Sign Language
lexicon of American Sign Language
country France
developedInto French Sign Language NERFINISHED
documentationStatus poorly documented
era early modern period
hasPhonology handshape-based
location-based
movement-based
non-manual markers
orientation-based
hasWritingSystem no widely used written form
heritageLanguageOf users of American Sign Language
users of modern French Sign Language
historicalSignificance one of the earliest well-attested European sign languages
influenced American Sign Language NERFINISHED
Brazilian Sign Language NERFINISHED
French Sign Language NERFINISHED
Irish Sign Language NERFINISHED
Italian Sign Language NERFINISHED
Quebec Sign Language NERFINISHED
many modern sign languages
influencedBy home sign systems of deaf people in France
village sign varieties in France
ISOStatus no ISO 639-3 code
knownFrom early descriptions of deaf education in France
historical accounts
languageFamily French Sign Language family
linguisticType natural language
modality visual-gestural
primaryUsers deaf people in France
region metropolitan France NERFINISHED
significantFor development of American Sign Language
history of deaf education
status extinct or no longer natively used
usedBy deaf community in Paris
usedIn France NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Sign Language hasAncestor Old French Sign Language