Nicaraguan Sign Language
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Nicaraguan Sign Language is a naturally emerged sign language developed by deaf children in Nicaragua in the late 20th century, widely studied as a landmark case in the spontaneous creation of language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicaraguan Sign Language canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed in-vivo language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ sign language ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ISN
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NSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | deaf children in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| emergenceDecade |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| emergencePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lenguaje de Señas Nicaragüense
NERFINISHED
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Nicaraguan Sign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
classifier constructions
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complex grammar ⓘ distinct phonological parameters ⓘ emergent tense-aspect marking ⓘ generational variation ⓘ increasing grammatical complexity over cohorts ⓘ spatial morphology ⓘ use of signing space for grammar ⓘ verb agreement ⓘ |
| hasResearchSite | Escuela de Educación Especial in Managua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | home sign ⓘ |
| influencedResearchOn |
critical period for language acquisition
ⓘ
language emergence ⓘ modularity of language ⓘ sign language structure ⓘ |
| ISO6393Code | ncs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | sign languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| languageStatus | fully natural human language ⓘ |
| nativeName | Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
case study in language creation
ⓘ
evidence for innate language capacity ⓘ spontaneous emergence among children ⓘ |
| originContext | deaf school in Managua ⓘ |
| originInstitutionType | special education school ⓘ |
| precededBy | home sign systems of Nicaraguan children ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Managua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUserCommunity | deaf community in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct sign language ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
cognitive science
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language acquisition ⓘ linguistics ⓘ psycholinguistics ⓘ sign language linguistics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nicaraguan deaf adults
ⓘ
Nicaraguan deaf children ⓘ |
| usedIn | education of deaf children in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.