Costa Rican Sign Language
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Costa Rican Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Costa Rica, historically derived from and influenced by the French Sign Language family.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| communicationRole | primary medium of communication in Costa Rican Deaf culture ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaraguan Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish (spoken language) ⓘ |
| hasAcquisition |
acquired natively by Deaf children in Costa Rica
ⓘ
learned as a second language by hearing family members of Deaf people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
LESCO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lengua de Señas Costarricense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | marker of identity for the Costa Rican Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
non-manual markers for negation
ⓘ
non-manual markers for questions ⓘ use of classifier constructions ⓘ use of role shift ⓘ use of spatial grammar ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | subject–verb–object dominant word order (in many clauses) ⓘ |
| hasParameter |
handshape
ⓘ
location ⓘ movement ⓘ non-manual signals ⓘ orientation ⓘ |
| hasPhonologyType | manual and non-manual parameters ⓘ |
| hasUserType |
Deaf people
ⓘ
children of Deaf adults ⓘ hard of hearing people ⓘ sign language interpreters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local home sign systems in Costa Rica ⓘ regional sign varieties in Central America ⓘ |
| ISO6393Code | csr ⓘ |
| languageCodeStandard | ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| status | primary sign language of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Costa Rican Deaf associations
ⓘ
sign language interpreters in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf community organizations in Costa Rica
ⓘ
education of Deaf people in Costa Rica ⓘ informal communication among Deaf Costa Ricans ⓘ public service announcements for Deaf audiences in Costa Rica ⓘ religious services interpreted for Deaf people in Costa Rica ⓘ television interpreting in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
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