Indian Sign Language

From AASL

Basic information of the sign language

Language name	Indian Sign Language
Region	Bangladesh, India

Contents 1 Language name 2 Region 3 Population of signers 4 Language family 5 Dialects 6 Linguistic characteristics 7 History 8 Related sign languages 9 Related spoken languages 10 Institutes, associations and universities 11 Dictionaries 12 Bibliography 13 Researchers 14 History of sign language research 15 Related pages 16 Links 17 Notes

Language name

Indian Sign Language

Region

India

Bangladesh

Population of signers

2,680,000 in India (2003).

Ethnologue, 16th Edition

Language family

Dialects

Bangalore-Madras Sign Language

Bombay Sign Language(Mumbai Sign Language)

Calcutta Sign Language

Linguistic characteristics

History

Related sign languages

Related spoken languages

Institutes, associations and universities

Dictionaries

Bangalore-Madras Sign Language

Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan deSantis 1985. An introduction to the Bangalore variety of Indian Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet Research Institute.

Bombay Sign Language

Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan de Santis. 1986. An introduction to the Bombay variety of Indian Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet Research Institute.

Calcutta Sign Language

Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Susan de Santis. 1987. An introduction to the Calcutta variety of Indian Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet Research Institute.

Bibliography

Vasishta, Madan, James Woodward and Kirk L. Wilson. 1978. Sign languages in India: regional variations within the deaf populations. In: Indian journal of applied linguistics. v.4 no.2.66-74.

Researchers

History of sign language research

Related pages

Links

Notes

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