Korean Sign Language
| Korean Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | South Korea |
Japanese Sign
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kvk |
| Glottolog | kore1273 |
Korean Sign Language or KSL (Korean: 手話 수화 Suhwa) is the deaf sign language of Korea.[1]
1889
The beginnings of KSL date from 1889.[2] The first primary school for deaf children, opened in 1908, used KSL.
Commonality
Although the origins of KSL predate the colonial period, the sign language developed some features in common with Japanese Sign Language (JSL) grammar.[2] KSL is considered part of the Japanese Sign Language family.[3]
Deaf
180,000 to 300,000 in South Korea http://aasl.aacore.jp/wiki/South_Korea
Functional markers
KSL, like other sign languages, incorporates non-manual markers with lexical, syntactic, discourse, and affective functions. These include brow raising and furrowing, frowning, head shaking and nodding, and leaning and shifting the torso.[4]
See also
Dictionary
Korean Sign Language Dictionary (Korean)
Notes
- ^ KSL is currently used in South Korea; however, the situation in North Korea is unknown.
- ^ a b Fischer, Susan et al. (2010). "Variation in East Asian Sign Language Structures" in Sign Languages, p. 501., p. 501, at Google Books
- ^ Fischer, p. 499., p. 499, at Google Books
- ^ Fischer, p. 507., p. 507, at Google Books
References
- Brentari, Diane. (2010). Sign Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521883702; OCLC 428024472
- Wittmann, Henri (1991). "Classification linguistique des langues signées non vocalement," Revue québécoise de linguistique théorique et appliquée. Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 215–288, 283.
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