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Sigma KEE - AustralianSignLanguage
AustralianSignLanguage(australian sign language)

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(documentation AustralianSignLanguage EnglishLanguage "AustralianSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of Australia. SIL code: ASF. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: 14,000 users possibly (1991 Hyde and Power). Alternate names: AUSLAN. Comments: Related to British Sign Language, with influences also from Irish and American sign languages. Australian Signed English is different. It is a manual system for English spelling, used by hearing people for communication with the deaf. It is used in teaching the deaf, and officially so in New South Wales. The earliest schools for the deaf were established by British deaf immigrants in 1860. Many agencies for the deaf. Some signed interpretation in court, for college students, at important public events. There is sign language instruction for parents of deaf children. There is a committee on national sign language. Dictionary. Grammar. Films, TV, videos.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") Languages.kif 250-261
(externalImage AustralianSignLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/ 5/ 54/ Bimanual_alphabet.jpg") pictureList.kif 10461-10461
(externalImage AustralianSignLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ en/ e/ e7/ Thomas_Pattison.jpg") pictureList.kif 5871-5871
(instance AustralianSignLanguage DeafSignLanguage) Languages.kif 249-249 Australian sign language is an instance of deaf sign language

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(termFormat ChineseLanguage AustralianSignLanguage "澳大利亚手语") domainEnglishFormat.kif 9116-9116
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage AustralianSignLanguage "澳大利亞手語") domainEnglishFormat.kif 9115-9115
(termFormat EnglishLanguage AustralianSignLanguage "australian sign language") domainEnglishFormat.kif 9114-9114


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