French Sign Language

Summary

French Sign Language is a sign language^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• French Sign Language is in the country of France^[3].
• French Sign Language's image is recorded as French signs language (LSF).jpg^[4].
• French Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language^[5].
• French Sign Language's instance of is recorded as language^[6].
• French Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language^[7].
• French Sign Language's ISO 639-3 code is recorded as fsl^[8].
• French Sign Language's GND ID is recorded as 4846945-2^[9].
• French Sign Language's IdRef ID is recorded as 127595104^[10].
• French Sign Language's subclass of is recorded as French Sign Language family^[11].
• French Sign Language's IETF language tag is recorded as fsl^[12].
• French Sign Language's part of is recorded as languages of France^[13].
• French Sign Language's Commons category is recorded as French Sign Language^[14].
• French Sign Language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/021wr6^[15].
• French Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:French Sign Language^[16].
• French Sign Language's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 419.44^[17].
• French Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+283000'}^[18].
• French Sign Language's Linguist List code is recorded as fsl^[19].
• French Sign Language's Glottolog code is recorded as fren1243^[20].
• French Sign Language's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/French-Sign-Language^[21].
• French Sign Language's WALS lect code is recorded as lsf^[22].
• French Sign Language's Ethnologue.com language code is recorded as fsl^[23].
• French Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'langue des signes française'}^[24].
• French Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'LSF'}^[25].
• French Sign Language's different from is recorded as French Belgian Sign Language^[26].
• French Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133112934^[27].

Why It Matters

French Sign Language ranks in the top 6% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by American Sign Language^[30], a sign language^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1817^[33].

FAQs

Who did French Sign Language influence?

French Sign Language has been cited as an influence by American Sign Language^[30].