Chinese Sign Language
A language of China
| Population | Ethnic population: 20,040,000 deaf persons in China (2006 CDRF). |
| Region | Also in Malaysia (Peninsular), Taiwan. |
| Alternate names | Zhongguo Shouyu |
| Dialects | Shanghai Sign Language. Several dialects, of which Shanghai is most influential. Few signs of foreign origin. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | Schools and workshops or farms for the deaf are channels of dissemination. All domains. All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: In 2006, enrollment rate of deaf children of school ages was approximately 82% (China Disabled Persons’ Federation). TV. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Developed late 1980s. There are also Chinese character signs. Others use home sign languages. The first deaf school was begun by C. R. Mills and wife in 1887, but American Sign Language [ase] did not influence Chinese Sign Language. 550 schools for the deaf, 77 schools for the deaf and the blind, and 683 special-education schools in mainland China. Some special-education schools have deaf classes. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HURLBUT, Hope M., author. 2008. "A survey of sign language in Taiwan."
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