Northern Ireland Sign Language
Northern Ireland Sign Language | |
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NISL Teanga Chomharthaíochta Thuaisceart Éireann | |
Native to | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Region | Northern Ireland |
Native speakers | "BSL" is the native or preferred language of 3,500 in Northern Ireland (2007)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
Northern Ireland Sign language (NISL) is a
deaf people in Northern Ireland
.
NISL is described as being related to
syntactic level while the lexicon is based on British Sign Language (BSL)[2] and American Sign Language (ASL).[citation needed
]
A number of practitioners see Northern Ireland Sign Language as a distinct and separate language from both BSL and ISL though "many 'Anglo-Irish'[further explanation needed] Northern Irish signers argue against the use of the acronym NISL and believe that while their variety is distinct, it is still a part of British Sign Language."[2]
As of March 2004[update] the
British Government recognises only British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language as the official sign languages used in Northern Ireland.[1][3]
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References
- ^ Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Archived from the originalon 9 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ OCLC 60742155. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Paul Murphy announces recognition for sign language". Northern Ireland Office. 30 March 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
I am pleased to announce formal recognition for both British and Irish Sign Languages in Northern Ireland.