Lebanese Sign Language
E802681
Lebanese Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Lebanon, historically derived from the French Sign Language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lebanese Sign Language canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lebanese Deaf associations
ⓘ
Lebanese disability rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
LSL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langue des Signes Libanaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Lebanese Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasDomain | Deaf culture in Lebanon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
its own grammar
ⓘ
its own lexicon ⓘ non-manual grammatical markers ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
contrastive handshape parameters
ⓘ
contrastive location parameters ⓘ contrastive movement parameters ⓘ non-manual signals ⓘ orientation parameters ⓘ |
| hasStatus | limited official recognition ⓘ |
| hasSyntax | sign-order distinct from spoken Arabic word order ⓘ |
| hasType | minority language ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf activists in Lebanon
ⓘ
children of Deaf adults in Lebanon ⓘ sign language teachers in Lebanon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional sign varieties in Lebanon ⓘ |
| isNot |
dialect of spoken Arabic
ⓘ
universal sign language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modality | manual-visual ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf community in Lebanon ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf people in Lebanon
ⓘ
hard of hearing people in Lebanon ⓘ sign language interpreters in Lebanon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education access for Deaf people in Lebanon
ⓘ
legal and medical interpretation in Lebanon ⓘ media interpretation in Lebanon ⓘ religious services interpretation in Lebanon ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Deaf associations in Lebanon
ⓘ
Deaf education in Lebanon ⓘ community events in Lebanon ⓘ |
| uses |
body movements
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.