Dominican Sign Language
A language of Dominican Republic
| Population | No estimate available. |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 85%–90% with ASL [ase], and uses most of the features of ASL, such as absent referent and reduplication. |
| Classification | Deaf sign language |
| Language use | Many are not fluent or use home sign. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, authors. 2010. Investigating sign language variation through intelligibility testing: The recorded text test retelling method.
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PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Text 03.
PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 08.
PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, authors. 2010. Sign language use in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic Power Point Presentation.
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PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, authors. 2011. Sign Language Use in the Jamaican and Dominican Republic Deaf Communities.
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PARKS, Elizabeth; WILLIAMS, Holly, authors. 2010. "A sociolinguistic survey report of the Dominican Republic deaf community."
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PARKS, Elizabeth; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.
PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 09.
WILLIAMS, Holly, author. 2009. Sociolinguistic Situation of the Dominican Republic Deaf Community.
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