Dear SLLING list folks -<br><br>I am writing a chapter on the history of sign languages and sign language linguistics for the forthcoming Mouton handbook on sign language linguistics, and I'd like to include a (partial) listing of sign languages and their historical connections. I've been unable to find any published work containing a broad listing of this sort (if anyone knows of something I've missed, please let me know). <br>
<br>I am hoping SLLING-L members might be willing to take a look at the working list (included below) and help fill in the gaps and/or correct any errors I may have listed. Some of the main sources consulted include Stokoe 1974, Woodward 1978a, Woodward 1978b, Wittmann 1991, the Ethnologue Database 2005, postings from this list, and yes ... Wikipedia). <br>
<br>You can email me directly, or respond via the discussion list -- it might stir up some interesting debate. In any case, I will post a summary to the list.<br><br>Thanks, in advance, for your help. Any information on relationships between sign languages (or suggestions of research to explore) would be GREATLY appreciated.<br>
<br>Susan McBurney<br>Spokane, WA<br><a href="mailto:susan.mcburney@gmail.com">susan.mcburney@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><b>Partial Listing of Relationships Between Sign Languages</b><br><br><br><b>BRITISH SL</b><br> * Australian Sign Language<br>
* New Zealand Sign Language<br> * Maritime Sign Language, also known as Nova Scotia Sign Language<br> * South African Sign Language<br><b><br>FRENCH SL</b><br> * Quebec Sign Language <br> * American Sign Language <br>
- Ugandan Sign Language <br> - Kenyan Sign Language<br> - Thai Sign Language<br> - Philippine Sign Language<br> - Malaysian Sign Language<br> Indonesian SL<br>
- Caribbean SLs<br> - Bolivian SL<br> - Ghanaian Sign Language<br> - Quebec Sign Language<br> * Irish Sign Language <br> * Russian Sign Language <br> * Dutch Sign Language<br>
* Flemish Sign Language<br> * Belgian-French Sign Language<br> * Spanish Sign Language<br> - Colombian SL<br> - Venezuelan SL<br> * Mexican Sign Language<br> * Brazilian Sign Language<br>
* Vietnamese SL<br><br><b>ITALIAN SL</b> <br> * Albanian SL ?<br><br><b>JAPANESE SL</b><br> * Korean Sign Language<br> * Taiwanese Sign Language<br><br><b>SWEDISH SL</b><br> * Norwegian Sign Language<br>
* Finnish Sign Language<br> - Ugandan SL<br> * Portuguese SL ?<br><br><b>DANISH SL</b><br> * Icelandic Sign Language<br><br><b>GERMAN SL</b><br> * Swiss SL<br> * Austrian SL<br> - Hungarian SL<br>
* Israeli SL<br><br><b>RUSSIAN SL</b><br> * Estonian SL<br> * Lithuanian SL<br><br><b>CHINESE SL</b><br>dialects: Shanghai SL; Hong Kong SL; Taiwan SL; Tibetan SL<br><br><b>INDO PAKISTANI SL</b><br><br>Many many others, of course -- isolates or unknown origin etc.<br>
<br><br>THANK YOU AGAIN!<br><br>+++++++<br><br>refs:<br><br>Stokoe, William C.: Classification and description of sign languages. In: Sebeok, Thomas A. (ed): Linguistics and adjacent arts and sciences. Part 1. (Current trends in linguistics; 12,1) The Hague : Mouton (1974) - pp. 345-371<br>
<br>Wittmann, Henri: Classification linguistique des langues signées nonvocalement. In: Revue québécoise de linguistique théorique et appliquée. Les langues signées 10: 1 (1991) - pp. 215-288<br><br>Woodward, James: All in the family: Kinship lexicalization across sign languages. In: Sign Language Studies 7: 19 (1978) - pp. 121-138<br>
<br>Woodward, James: Historical basis of ASL. In: Siple, Patricia (ed): Understanding language through sign language research. (Perspectives in Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics) New York, San Francisco, London : Academic Pr. (1978) - pp. 333-348<br>
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