Chinese Sign Language

Summary

Chinese Sign Language is a sign language^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chinese Sign Language is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Chinese Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language^[4].
• Chinese Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language^[5].
• Chinese Sign Language's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35, 'lon': 115}^[6].
• Chinese Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chinese Sign Language^[7].
• Chinese Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '中国手语'}^[8].
• Chinese Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '中國手語'}^[9].
• Chinese Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CSL'}^[10].
• Chinese Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/CSL^[11].
• Chinese Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133087328^[12].
• Chinese Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing^[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sign language^[4] and modern language^[5].

Why It Matters

Chinese Sign Language ranks in the top 8% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

It has been cited as an influence by Singapore Sign Language^[16], a sign language^[17], in Singapore^[18] and Taiwanese Sign Language^[19], a sign language^[20], in Taiwan^[21].

FAQs

Who did Chinese Sign Language influence?

Chinese Sign Language has been cited as an influence by Singapore Sign Language^[16] and Taiwanese Sign Language^[19].