Norwegian Sign Language
E605226
Norwegian Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Norway, recognized and protected as a distinct language within the country’s linguistic landscape.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Norsk tegnspråk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationMode | face-to-face ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition |
first language for many Deaf children in Norway
ⓘ
second language for some hearing Norwegians ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
body movements
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ manual signs ⓘ spatial grammar ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Deaf studies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
language policy in Norway ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType |
topic-comment structures
ⓘ
use of space for grammatical relations ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticStructure |
own grammar distinct from spoken Norwegian
ⓘ
own lexicon distinct from spoken Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual markers ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| hasStatus | distinct language in Norway’s linguistic landscape ⓘ |
| ISO6393Code | nsl ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Norwegian Sign Language family ⓘ |
| languageType | community sign language ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected language in Norway ⓘ |
| modality | manual-visual ⓘ |
| notSameAs |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ spoken Norwegian ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Norway ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | minority language in Norway ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | visual contact between interlocutors ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf people in Norway
ⓘ
hard-of-hearing people in Norway ⓘ hearing family members of Deaf people in Norway ⓘ sign language interpreters in Norway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Deaf Norwegians
ⓘ
education ⓘ media and broadcasting for Deaf audiences ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf culture in Norway
ⓘ
education of Deaf students in Norway ⓘ interpreting services in Norway ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Swedish Sign Language