ISL

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ISL is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in Ireland, distinct from both British and American Sign Languages.

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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

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