Armenian Sign Language
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| Armenian Sign Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Armenia, Artsakh |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aen |
| Glottolog | arme1259 |
Armenian Sign Language is the deaf sign language of Armenia. It is not known if it bears any relationship to Caucasian Sign Language, which was used by Armenian women during periods of mourning because of speech taboos.
Classification[edit]
Wittmann (1991)[1] posits that ArSL is a language isolate (a 'prototype' sign language).
See also[edit]
- Armenian language
- Deafness
- Languages of Armenia
- Languages of Europe
- List of sign languages
- Sign language
References[edit]
- ^ Wittmann, Henri (1991). "Classification linguistique des langues signées non vocalement." Revue québécoise de linguistique théorique et appliquée 10:1.215–88.[1]
