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Direct linkKusters, Annelies – Sign Language Studies, 2021
International Sign (IS) and American Sign Language (ASL) have both been used as lingua francas within international deaf contexts. Perspectives on the uses of IS and ASL as lingua francas in such contexts are connected to discourses pertaining to the form, function, status, value, languageness, and global reach of IS and ASL. While there are some…
Descriptors: Sign Language, American Sign Language, Deafness, Language Usage
Geraci, Carlo – Sign Language Studies, 2012
Italian Sign Language (LIS) is the name of the language used by the Italian Deaf community. The acronym LIS derives from Lingua italiana dei segni ("Italian language of signs"), although nowadays Italians refers to LIS as Lingua dei segni italiana, reflecting the more appropriate phrasing "Italian sign language." Historically,…
Descriptors: Dialects, American Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Language Planning
