Australian Sign Language
A language of Australia
| Population | 14,000. |
| Alternate names | Auslan |
| Dialects | Related to British Sign Language [bfi], with influences also from Irish [isg] and American sign languages [ase]. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | Some signed interpretation in court, for college students, at important public events. Australian Signed English, a manual system for English spelling, is distinct from Australian Sign Language, and is used by hearing people for communication with the deaf, to teach the deaf, and officially so in New South Wales. |
| Language development | Taught in primary schools. Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1999–2002. |
| Comments | Earliest schools for the deaf established by British deaf immigrants in 1860. Many agencies for the deaf. Sign language instruction for parents of deaf children. Committee on national sign language. |
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