American Sign Language

Summary

American Sign Language is a sign language^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,546 views/month, #1 of 163).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Sign Language was influenced by French Sign Language^[3].
• American Sign Language was influenced by Martha's Vineyard Sign Language^[4].
• American Sign Language was influenced by home sign^[5].
• American Sign Language is in the country of United States^[6].
• American Sign Language is in the country of Canada^[7].
• American Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language^[8].
• American Sign Language's instance of is recorded as language^[9].
• American Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language^[10].
• American Sign Language is a type of French Sign Language family^[11].
• American Sign Language's writing system is recorded as SignWriting^[12].
• American Sign Language's writing system is recorded as Stokoe notation^[13].
• American Sign Language's writing system is recorded as Q30588252^[14].
• American Sign Language's Commons category is recorded as American Sign Language^[15].
• American Sign Language's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ase^[16].
• 1817 marks the founding of American Sign Language^[17].
• American Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Sign Language^[18].
• American Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+250000'}^[19].
• American Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ase', 'text': '𝣷𝪜 𝤃𝪜 𝣜𝪜'}^[20].
• American Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ASL'}^[21].
• American Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133077063^[22].
• American Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing^[23].
• American Sign Language's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object^[24].
• American Sign Language's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:American Sign Language films^[25].
• American Sign Language's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+50189'}^[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language^[8], language^[9], and modern language^[10]. American Sign Language is a type of French Sign Language family^[11].

Origins

1817 marks the founding of American Sign Language^[17].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include French Sign Language^[3], a sign language^[27], in France^[28]; Martha's Vineyard Sign Language^[4], a sign language^[29], in United States^[30]; and home sign^[5].

Why It Matters

American Sign Language ranks in the top 0.61% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,546 views/month, #1 of 163).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]