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KB Term:
IrishSignLanguage
Sigma KEE - IrishSignLanguage
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irish sign language
IrishSignLanguage
is a
DeafSignLanguage
of
Ireland
. SIL code: ISG. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: No estimate available. Region: Dublin and elsewhere. Comments: In 1816 British signs were brought in. In 1846 Irish signs developed in the girls' school, in 1857 Irish signs brought into the boys' school. Related to French Sign Language. There are informal male and female sign systems. Females learn the male system during dating and marriage. The informal system is referred to as 'Deaf Sign Language'. Irish Sign Language is a new unified system, a manual code for English. It has structural features such as directional verbs. It has influenced sign languages in South Africa and Australia. It originated between 1846-1849. Several deaf schools with 750 to 800 students in each. There is a committee on national sign language, and an organization for sign language teachers. 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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