South Korea
From AASL
| Name of the country/area | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Korea |
| Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
| Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "South Korea"
Illustrations in the literature
"South Korea" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 15.)
Spoken languages
Korean
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The National Government’s official number of Deaf people : 180,000. Korean Association of the Deaf's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 300,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Korean Association of the Deaf (WFDmember; established in 1946. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.))
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
P`yojun Suhwa Sajon P`yonch`an Wiwonhoe p`yonjo. 1982. P`yojun suhwa sajon = Korean standard sign language dictionary. Seoul: Kumok Haksul Munhwa Chaedan.
Bibliography
Choi, Sung-Kyu. 2009. Deaf education in South Korea. In: Moores, Donald F. and Margery S. Miller eds. Deaf people around the world: Educational and social perspectives. Washington,DC: Gallaudet University Press. 88-97.
Choi, Sung-Kyu. 2008. Tasks and prospects on Deaf education in South Korea. The 15th international seinar & 2008 Audiology Seminar. 3-23. [Korean institute for special education & Korean academy of audiology. South Korea. Oct.21, 2008]
Hong, Sung-Eun.. 2008. Eine Empirische Untersuchung zu Kongruenzverben in der Koreanischen Gebärdensprache. PhD dissertation, Universitat Hamburg.
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Asia and the Pacific (WFD RSA/P). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Hong., Sung-Eun. 2006. Agreement verbs in Korean Sign Language (KSL) In : Sign Languages: spinning and unraveling the past, present and future. TISLR9, forty five papers and three posters from the 9th. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference, Florianopolis, Brazil, December 2006. (2008.) Quardos, Ronice Müller de. ed. Editora Arara Azul. Petrópolis/RJ. Brazil. 168-188.
Byun, Kang. Suk. 2004. Gender making in Korean Sign Language. Paper presented at the Mini-conference on Sign Language Research, Nijmegen.
Hong, Sung-Eun. 2003. Empirical survey of animal classifiers in Korean Sign Language (KSL). In : Sign Language and Linguistics. 6: 77-99.
Tsuchiya, Michiko. 2003. A study of Korean Sign Language. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 48(2003.06) :21-25.
Kim, Chil Kwan. 2003. Word formative base of Korean Sign Language on Etymology-focusing on relationship of Korean and Japanese Sign Language. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 48(2003.06) :2-10.
Kim, Chil Kwan. 2002. An analysis of the studies about Korean Sign Language in Japan : How the KSL is recognized in Japan.In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 44(2002.06) :56-67.
Hong, Sung-Eun. 2002. Empirische Erhebung zu Tier-Klassifikatoren in Koreanischer Gebärdensprache. In : Das Zeichen. 16 (60) 236-245.
Hong, Sung-Eun. 2001. Empirische Erhebung zu Klassifikatoren in koreanischer Gebärdensprache. Diploma Thesis. University of Hamburg.
Miyamoto, Ichiro. 1999. Research on Korean Sign Language (part 2). In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 34(1999.12) :49-56.
Hirai, Mitsuko. 1999. I encountered the Deaf world. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :42.
Takada, Eiichi. 1999. Deaf friends in Korea. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :39-41.
Chang, Jin-Seok. 1999. The development of human rights and social welfare of the Deaf in Korea (focused on the situation in 1990s). In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :32-38.
Ishizawa, Haruhiko and Mitsuko Hirai. 1999. Research materials collected in Korea. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :28-31.
Miyamoto, Ichiro. 1999. Research on Korean Sign Language (part 1). In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :24-27.
Tsuchiya, Michiko. 1999. KAD and the organization of sign language interpreter in Korea. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :18-23
Kobayashi, Masayuki. 1999. The "new" disabled persons welfare law in South Korea. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :8-17
Kato, Mihoko and Nobuyuki Honnna. 1999. Sign language in Korea :Its social status and role. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :3-7.
Foreign sign language department JISLS. 1999. Forword on special edition : Foreign sign language department JISLS and their visiting to Korea. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 33(1999.09) :2.
1999. Korean Sign Language of compassion.
1998．A textbook for open-minded Sign Language. (Author: None Noted. Publisher: Unknown.)
Kim Chil Kwan. 1998. Deaf education and Sign Language in Korea. In: Sign Language Communication Studies. (Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf) 28(1998.06) :21-29.
Kim, Yong-Sub. 1998. A study of "Saisei-in" under the government-general of Korea : Focusing on the "Moa-bu". Res.Bull.Education., Kyushu U., Vol.1,229-242.
Clark, Allen. 1938. The people that sat in darkness. In : Korea Mission Field. 34: 128-129.
1915. Teaching the Deaf in China, Japan, and Korea.In : Volta Review. 17: 314.
Chang, Kyu Sik. Korean-American Sign Language hand book.
Korean Sign Language for the Guide.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
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Notes
| Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
|---|---|
| East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
| Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
| South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| West Asia | Afghanistan |
| Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |
