Native americans and the sign language
The American Indian Sign Language ( AISL ), sometimes called "Hand - spoken" or "signposting ", has historically been used in the Indian communities of america's Great Plains and in the cultural groups bordering on such an extensive geographical area.
Traditionally, the tribal members have learned the indigenous sign language as a common alternative to the spoken language ( i. e. the signed franca language ).
Although the native sign language is classified as a threatened language and the current number of indigenous signers is unknown, hundreds of North American Indians can still know and use it in any form and in different ways.
Samarin did not offer an alternative interpretation, but he referred to the idea that the Indian sign language developed after the arrival of Europeans, assuming that early explorers and colonisers used temporary gestures to communicate with the indigenous people they met.
After all, many indigenous groups have already spoken many separate languages, and the sign language could easily have appeared in such multilingual American communities without the influence of explorers or colonisers.
Although the American Sign Language varieties are sometimes widely classified as AISL, the most well - documented variant is the flat Indian Sign Language ( PISL ).
In addition, the most common among deaf children in the u. s. and Canada were the most likely to attend schools for deaf people, where they learned ASL instead of the traditional Indian sign language.
English has become the dominant language in most public and many social settings for most people from Indian American descent, ASL has also become the dominant sign language among the deaf tribes and their families.
According to davis's research, ISL was developed enough to become the basis for at least half of the American Sign Language, which is now the dominant North American Sign Language.
Flynn says that ASL was pushing out Indigenous signs in the same way that English and French were almost extinct.
In order to successfully implement documentary linguistics and language renewal, it is essential to engage endangered native users.
Although there are clear similarities between the "cities of the sign language" and the American indigenous sign language communities, there are also clear differences.
It is believed that the indian Sign Language was the first widely used North American Language.
Early European visitors 'records often point out that the Native Americans were able to communicate by means of signs.
Most of the time they used their own "Home Sign" in their own Indian Sign Language, so that they could better communicate with others, as if your family did not know the Sign Language, so use gestures and "Home" signs.
There are many educational forums here, so that we can understand the history and concerns of Canadians born in canada ( especially the need to preserve languages ), but I have not heard of any work to preserve their sign language.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Indian_Sign_Language
https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/native-american-sign-language.htm
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/psd
https://www.amazon.com/Indian-Sign-Language-Native-American/dp/048622029X
https://notevenpast.org/who-put-native-american-sign-language-in-the-us-mail/
https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Native-American-Sign-Language-P38Q9FYVJ
https://intercontinentalcry.org/discovering-the-secrets-behind-indigenous-hand-talkers/
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