Mexican Sign Language
E802674
Mexican Sign Language is the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in Mexico, with its own distinct grammar and lexicon separate from spoken Spanish.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| canBeTranscribedWith |
HamNoSys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SignWriting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LSM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Guadalajara variety
ⓘ
Mexico City variety ⓘ Monterrey variety ⓘ |
| hasDistinctGrammarFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasDistinctLexiconFrom | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | non-concatenative morphology ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Lengua de Señas Mexicana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNonManualGrammar |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ head movements ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalParameters |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual markers ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariation | yes ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Mexico ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder |
often topic–comment
ⓘ
variable word order ⓘ |
| isNotDialectOf | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotManuallyCodedFormOf | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO6393Code | mfs ⓘ |
| isOfficiallyRecognizedIn | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| legalRecognitionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| modality |
gestural
ⓘ
visual ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf communities in Mexico ⓘ |
| recognizedAlongWith |
Spanish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | national language of Mexico ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | General Law on the Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByMinorityGroup | Deaf people in Mexico ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
Deaf community media in Mexico
ⓘ
Deaf education in Mexico ⓘ interpreting services in Mexico ⓘ |
| usesArticulators |
body
ⓘ
face ⓘ hands ⓘ |
| usesClassifierConstructions | yes ⓘ |
| usesRoleShift | yes ⓘ |
| usesSpaceGrammatically | yes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard native writing system ⓘ |
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