Syrian Sign Language
E803230
Syrian Sign Language is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Syria, belonging to the broader French Sign Language family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syrian Sign Language canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| accessibilityRole | enables access to information for Deaf Syrians ⓘ |
| acquisition | acquired natively by Deaf children of signing parents in Syria ⓘ |
| communicationDomain |
Deaf community organizations in Syria
ⓘ
family communication among Deaf Syrians ⓘ |
| communityStatus | primary language in many Deaf schools in Syria when sign is used ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalRole | supports Deaf cultural identity in Syria ⓘ |
| educationDomain | Deaf education in Syria ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | not well established in the literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel |
SySL (nonstandard abbreviation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Sign ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Syrian Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasGrammar | yes ⓘ |
| hasLexicon | yes ⓘ |
| hasPhonology | contrastive handshape, location, movement, orientation, and non-manual markers ⓘ |
| hasVariation | regional variation within Syria ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | distinct from spoken Arabic word order ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional Arab sign varieties ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | not assigned an ISO 639-3 code as of 2024 ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| linguisticType |
manual language
ⓘ
non-spoken language ⓘ |
| modality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| notSameAs |
Arabic Sign Language (pan-Arab) in a strict linguistic sense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
spoken Arabic ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf community in Syria ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct sign language used in Syria in linguistic literature ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| status | under-documented in academic research ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Deaf people in Syria
ⓘ
hard of hearing people in Syria ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday conversation among Deaf Syrians
ⓘ
interpreting between spoken Arabic and sign in Syria ⓘ religious activities with sign interpretation in Syria ⓘ storytelling in the Syrian Deaf community ⓘ |
| usedIn | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
body posture
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ handshapes ⓘ movements ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.