Brazilian Sign Language
E802663
Brazilian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Brazil, recognized officially and shaped by both local development and historical influence from French Sign Language.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language of Brazil
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ sign language ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| developedIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Libras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Brazilian Sign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libras (Brazilian acronym) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Brazilian Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom | Portuguese (through mouthing and loan signs) ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch | conducted in Brazilian universities ⓘ |
| hasModality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| hasName | Língua Brasileira de Sinais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalParameters |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual markers ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariation | dialects across different Brazilian states ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationEfforts |
Brazilian Deaf associations
ⓘ
Brazilian Ministry of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Brazil ⓘ |
| hasSubject-Verb-ObjectOrder | variable word order depending on discourse ⓘ |
| hasUserPopulation | hundreds of thousands of signers in Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | bzs ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| legalInstrument | Brazilian Law 10.436/2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRecognitionYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized by Brazilian federal law ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
spoken Portuguese ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Brazil ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | official language for communication of Deaf communities in Brazil ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Decree 5.626/2005 in Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Brazilian universities
ⓘ
teacher training programs for Deaf education in Brazil ⓘ |
| usedBy | hearing interpreters in Brazil ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Brazilian media accessibility
ⓘ
Deaf education in Brazil ⓘ interpreting services in Brazil ⓘ |
| usedInEducationPolicy | bilingual education for Deaf students in Brazil ⓘ |
| usesArticulation |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ locations ⓘ movements ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard native written form ⓘ |
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