Algerian Sign Language
E803229
Algerian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Algeria, historically derived from and influenced by French Sign Language.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| communicationRole | primary language for many Deaf Algerians ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcquisitionType |
often acquired in Deaf schools in Algeria
ⓘ
often acquired natively by Deaf children of Deaf parents in Algeria ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
LSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langue des signes algérienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Algerian Deaf community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
Algerian Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticType | subject–verb–object dominant word order (in glossing) ⓘ |
| hasModalityFeature |
uses classifier constructions
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uses facial expressions as grammatical markers ⓘ uses spatial grammar ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
handshape-based phonology
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location-based phonology ⓘ movement-based phonology ⓘ non-manual markers ⓘ orientation-based phonology ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Algeria ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf Algerians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hard of hearing people in Algeria ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO6393Code | asp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageModality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Berber languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spoken Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Deaf community in Algeria ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | Algeria (limited or partial recognition in practice) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionUsedIn | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Algerian Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French (spoken) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community interaction among Deaf people
ⓘ
cultural expression in Algerian Deaf community ⓘ education of Deaf children in Algeria ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Algerian schools for the Deaf
ⓘ
Deaf community organizations in Algeria ⓘ informal communication among Deaf people in Algeria ⓘ |
| usedInMediaType | interpreted television programs in Algeria (limited) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standardized writing system ⓘ |
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