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KB Term:
Sigma KEE - JapaneseSignLanguage
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japanese sign language
JapaneseSignLanguage
is a
DeafSignLanguage
of
Japan
. SIL code: JSL. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: Hearing impaired: 317,000 (1986 Gallaudet Univ.). Alternate names: SHUWA, TEMANE. Comments: Related to Taiwanese and Korean sign languages. Over 95% of the deaf understand Japanese Sign Language. 107 deaf schools. The first school was in Kyoto in 1878. 'Temane' is the former name. Pidgin Signed Japanese is different. Pidgin Signed Japanese is used often in formal situations, lectures, speeches. 80% of the deaf understand finger spelling. TV.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
Relationships
Instances
content bearing physical
Any
Object
or
Process
that expresses content. This covers
Object
s that contain a
Proposition
, such as a book, as well as
Man
ualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a
Proposition
.
deaf sign language
A
DeafSignLanguage
is a
ManualHumanLanguage
primarily intended for communication between a deaf individual and a hearing individual or between deaf individuals.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
entity
The universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
human language
The
subclass
of
Language
s used by
Human
s.
language
A system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
linguistic expression
This is the subclass of
ContentBearingPhysical
which are language-related. Note that this
Class
encompasses both
Language
and the the elements of
Language
s, e.g.
Word
s.
manual human language
A
ManualHumanLanguage
is a
HumanLanguage
which has as its medium gestures and movement, such as the shape, position, and movement of the hands.
physical
An entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
Belongs to Class
entity
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