Austrian Sign Language

E802666

Austrian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Austria, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary rooted in the French Sign Language family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
countryUsedIn Austria NERFINISHED
glottocode aust1250
hasCommunity Austrian Deaf community
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom French Sign Language NERFINISHED
German Sign Language NERFINISHED
local home sign systems in Austria
hasOwnGrammar true
hasOwnVocabulary true
hasPhonologicalParameters handshape
location
movement
non-manual markers
orientation
hasRegionalDialect Graz variety
Tyrol variety
Vienna variety NERFINISHED
hasRegionalVariation true
hasWordOrder subject-verb-object patterns
topic-comment structures
isNotDialectOf German Sign Language NERFINISHED
German spoken language
ISO6393Code asq
isTaughtAt interpreter training programs in Austria
universities in Austria
languageCodeStandard ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED
languageFamily French Sign Language family
legalBasis Austrian Federal Constitution NERFINISHED
legalStatus recognized in the Austrian Constitution as an independent language
modality visual-gestural
primaryUsers Deaf community in Austria
recognitionType officially recognized sign language of Austria
recognitionYear 2005
recognizedAsMinorityLanguageIn Austria NERFINISHED
usedBy Deaf people in Austria
children of Deaf adults in Austria
sign language interpreters in Austria
usedIn Austrian media accessibility services
Deaf community organizations in Austria
education of Deaf students in Austria
interpreting services in Austria
usesArticulators body
face
hands
usesNonManualFeaturesFor conditionals
negation
questions
writingSystem no standard native written form

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French Sign Language family hasMember Austrian Sign Language