Sociolinguistic Profiles of Twenty-four Deaf Communities in the Americas
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SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2011-036
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Parks, Elizabeth and Holly Williams
Issue Date:
2011
Abstract:
In this report, we describe the deaf people and sign languages in 24 different locations, and contextualize
this information within the broader social context of each place. The following countries, departments,
collectivities, territories, and provinces are discussed: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The
Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, French Guiana,
Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Quebec, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United States
Virgin Islands. Nine sign languages are found to be present in these locations, including American Sign
Language, British Sign Language, Danish Sign Language, Sign Language of the Netherlands (also called
Dutch Sign Language), French Sign Language, Guyanese Sign Language (also called Guyanan or Guyana
Sign Language), Kajana Sign Language, Quebec Sign Language, and Surinamese Sign Language (also
called Suriname Sign Language).
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65 pages
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Survey Report
Sign Language Survey
Language Surveys
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Antigua and Barbuda
Anguilla
Aruba
Barbados
Bahamas
Canada
Dominica
Falkland Islands
French Guiana
Greenland
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cayman Islands
Saint Lucia
Martinique
Montserrat
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Suriname
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States
British Virgin Islands
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