Argentine Sign Language
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A language of Argentina
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Lengua de Señas Argentina, LSA
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Córdoba Sign Language. Some regional variation (e.g. between Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza), but most deaf people ignore differences and strongly identify with one national sign language (2013 R. Caceres).
Language Use
37 Deaf schools, some of which use LSA in class. Sign language stories and drama on film. A committee for a national sign language, and organizations for sign language teachers and interpreters.
Language Development
Videos. Dictionary.
Language Resources
Deaf schools began in 1885. Historical relationship to Italian Sign Language [ise] (Zeshan et al 2013).