[sw-l] Who uses ASL?

[dparvaz at MAC.COM]

Now that I think of it, the video sample presented to me as LESCO was a
little *too* familiar-looking...

There is one other possibility to consider for having distinct names
for what is essentially the same language: nationalism. So there is a
separate "Catalan Sign Language" from "Spanish Sign Language." I know
neither, but linguists I know who have been exposed to both *and* who
are from the outside see little, if any difference. It isn't like LSQ
and ASL (or, for that matter, Catalan and Spanish).

Cheers,

Dan.

On Jan 23, 2005, at 11:32 PM, Ruth Kartchner wrote:

> Bolivia has a similar situation. Before missionaries went into
> Bolivia, their LSB was greatly repressed by oralists schools. These
> missionaries took with them Total Communication and ASL.
>
> Ruth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dparvaz at MAC.COM
>  To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>  Subject: Re: [sw-l] Who uses ASL?
> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:35:20 -0500
>
> >
> > Hm. The only reference I can find to a "Progreso" is at the
> > University of Costa Rica, which at least looks like it's honoring
> > Costa Rican SL (LESCO). Could there be another one?
> >
> > -Dan.
> >
> > On Jan 23, 2005, at 8:14 PM, James Shepard-Kegl, Esq. wrote:
> >
> > > Dan,
> > >
> > > I am informed that years ago Gallaudet was working with an
> organization
>  > > called Progreso (secular) whose objective was to spread ASL
> throughout the
> > > Americas.
> > >
> > > To what extent that remains true today, if at all, I cannot say.
> > >
> > > -- James
>  > >
> > >
> > > on 1/23/05 3:13 PM, dparvaz at MAC.COM at dparvaz at MAC.COM wrote:
> > >
> > >> I can't be too sure, but Puerto Rico uses ASL *now*. My
> understanding
>  > >> is that a separate PRSL did exist but a school for the deaf set
> up by
> > >> missionaries made short work of that. Unintentionally, of course.
> All
> > >> I've seen of Singaporean SL makes it look identical to some kind
> of
>  > >> ASL.
> > >>
> > >> This has been an issue, particularly where Peace Corps volunteers
> have
> > >> gone in to work with the Deaf. It's a combination of the
> volunteers not
> > >> learning the autochthonous SL, combined with the locals wanting to
> > >> learn a -- and I'm being ironic here -- "better" SL (meaning one
> that
> > >> will give the access to US culture, life, etc.).
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> -Dan.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Jan 23, 2005, at 3:02 PM, Deaf Action Committee wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> SignWriting List
> > >>> January 23, 2005
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hi, my name is Rachael Harris.  I read your email which stated
> that
> > >>>> asl is only used in America and english speaking parts of
> Canada. 
> > >>>> Well, for the past few years I have been living in the Dominican
> > >>>> Republic and working among the deaf population there.  Asl is
> taught
> > >>>> in all the schools there, the same as it is in America.  I was
> > >>>> wondering if there are any other countries that use asl.  My
> friend
> > >>>> and I are interested in going abroad to live and work among a
> deaf
> > >>>> community in another country, but i'm not sure which other
> countries
> > >>>> use asl.  Your reply will be greatly appreciated.  Thank-you.
> > >>>> My email address is Islegirl_1980 at hotmail.com
>  > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Who uses ASL?
> > >>> 1. USA
> > >>> 2. English-speaking Canada
> > >>> 3. Dominican Republic
> > >>>
> > >>> Any more countries?...I need to know too, as well as Rachael
> > >>> above...Val ;-)
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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