Polish Sign Language

E802667

Polish Sign Language is the natural visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Poland, with its own grammar and lexicon distinct from spoken Polish.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural language
sign language
countryUsedIn Poland NERFINISHED
glottocode poli1260
hasAbbreviation PJM NERFINISHED
hasAcquisitionType first language for many Deaf people in Poland
second language for some hearing people in Poland
hasAlternativeName Polski Język Migowy NERFINISHED
hasCommunity Polish Deaf community NERFINISHED
children of Deaf adults in Poland
hasGrammarType non-linear morphology
topic-comment structure
use of spatial grammar
hasLanguageFamilyStatus relationship to other European sign languages under study
hasLexiconDistinctFrom Polish language NERFINISHED
hasLinguisticResearch conducted at University of Warsaw
conducted at other Polish universities and institutes
hasModality manual-visual
hasMorphologyType use of classifier constructions
use of spatial agreement
hasNonManualFeatures body posture changes
facial expressions
head movements
hasPhonologyType sign language phonology
hasSyntaxFeature use of constructed action
use of role shift
hasUserPopulation tens of thousands of users in Poland
hasWordOrder flexible word order
isNot Polski Język Migany (Signed Polish) NERFINISHED
signed form of spoken Polish
ISO6393Code pso
primaryUserGroup Deaf community in Poland
recognizedAs language of the Deaf community in Poland
recognizedBy Polish legal framework on sign languages (2011 Sign Language Act) NERFINISHED
usedFor education access for Deaf students
everyday communication among Deaf people in Poland
interpreting in public services in Poland
media accessibility in Poland
usedIn Deaf associations and organizations in Poland
Deaf cultural events in Poland
Deaf education in Poland
interpreting services in Poland
religious services with sign interpretation in Poland
uses handshape parameters
location parameters
movement parameters
non-manual markers
orientation parameters
writingSystem no standard widely used writing system

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French Sign Language family hasMember Polish Sign Language