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NewZealandSignLanguage
Sigma KEE - NewZealandSignLanguage
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NewZealandSignLanguage
NewZealandSignLanguage
is a
DeafSignLanguage
of
NewZealand
. SIL code: NZS. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: No estimate available. Comments: The first school for the deaf was established in 1878. Sign language used since the 1800s. It developed informally among deaf people because the oralist method only was used in schools. It has some features in common with British sign languages and some from other countries. Some signed interpretation used in court and at important public events. There is a committee on national sign language. There is a manual system for spelling. Investigation needed: intelligibility with British Sign Language, Australian Sign Languages. Dictionary. Grammar. TV.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
Relationships
Instances
ContentBearingPhysical
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
.
DeafSignLanguage
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.
HumanLanguage
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.
LinguisticExpression
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.
ManualHumanLanguage
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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