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French Sign Language (French: langue des signes française, LSF) is the sign language of the deaf in France and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. According to Ethnologue , it has 100,000 native signers.
The French Sign Language (LSF, from langue des signes française) or Francosign family is a language family of sign languages which includes French Sign Language and American Sign Language. The LSF family descends from Old French Sign Language (VLSF), which developed among the deaf community in Paris.
Old French Sign Language (influenced by l'Epée c. 1760–89) Belgian Sign Language (c. 1790–2000) Austro-Hungarian Sign Language (c. 1780–1920) American Sign Language (c. 1820–present) French Sign Language (c. 1790–present) French Belgian Sign Language (c. 1970–present) Flemish Sign Language (c. 1970–present) Dutch Sign Language (c ...
The influence of French Sign Language (LSF) on ASL is readily apparent; for example, it has been found that about 58% of signs in modern ASL are cognate to Old French Sign Language signs. [7]: 7 [8]: 14 However, that is far less than the standard 80% measure used to determine whether related languages are actually dialects.
The interpretation flow is normally between a sign language and a spoken language that are customarily used in the same country, such as French Sign Language (LSF) and spoken French in France, Spanish Sign Language (LSE) to spoken Spanish in Spain, British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English in the U.K., and American Sign Language (ASL) and ...
The French manual alphabet is an alphabet used for French Sign Language (LSF), both to distinguish LSF words and to sign French words in LSF. The alphabet has the following letters: A
American Sign Language (ASL) developed in the United States, starting as a blend of local sign languages and French Sign Language (FSL). [1] Local varieties have developed in many countries, but there is little research on which should be considered dialects of ASL (such as Bolivian Sign Language) and which have diverged to the point of being ...
Quebec Sign Language (French: Langue des signes québécoise or du Québec, LSQ) is the predominant sign language of deaf communities used in francophone Canada, primarily in Quebec. Although named Quebec sign, LSQ can be found within communities in Ontario and New Brunswick as well as certain other regions across Canada.