ISL
E899809
ISL is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Ireland, distinct from both British and American Sign Languages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish Sign Language | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural language
ⓘ
sign language ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | ISL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Irish Deaf community ⓘ |
| hasCorpus | documented in academic sign language corpora ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Belfast variety of Irish Sign Language
ⓘ
Dublin variety of Irish Sign Language ⓘ |
| hasEducationPolicy | supported in Irish Deaf education policy ⓘ |
| hasFeature | gendered variation historically linked to segregated schooling ⓘ |
| hasGrammar |
non-manual marking for questions
ⓘ
topic-comment structures ⓘ |
| hasLexicon | signs specific to Irish culture ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticStatus | minority language in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasModality | visual-gestural ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationSupporting |
Council of Irish Sign Language Interpreters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Deaf Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
handshape-based
ⓘ
location-based ⓘ movement-based ⓘ non-manual features ⓘ orientation-based ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | sign linguistics ⓘ |
| hasUserGroup |
Deaf people in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Deaf people in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO6393Code | isg ⓘ |
| languageFamily | French Sign Language family ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOf | Deaf community in Ireland ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | official language of the Deaf community in Ireland ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Irish government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | ISL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Irish Deaf Society members
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish interpreters for the Deaf ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Irish Deaf community media
ⓘ
Irish Deaf community religious services ⓘ education of Deaf children in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedOn | Irish television sign-interpretation services ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standard written form ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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