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    Algerian Jewish Sign language: its emergence and survival

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    Author(s)
    Lanesman, Sara
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    "This book is concerned with Algerian Jewish Sign Language (AJSL) and the Algerian Jewish Sign Language community. AJSL developed naturally in the Jewish quarter of Ghardaia, a town in the sub-Saharan part of Algeria. A high percentage of deaf people lived in this quarter, and because of that a sign language emerged, and was used by both deaf and hearing members of the community. Many members of the AJSL community migrated to Israel in the middle of the twentieth century, where they have continued to use AJSL with friends and family members. As a result, AJSL has persisted alongside the dominant sign language of Israel, which is Israeli Sign Language (ISL). AJSL is unique as a sign language that has persisted in Israel, alongside a widely used sign language, where the sign languages of other immigrant communities have long since disappeared. The case is made for the importance of documenting AJSL; language documentation is crucial, given that AJSL is now used only by older generations, and no longer acquired by younger generations."
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32925
    Keywords
    algeria; israel; language documentation; language endangerment; algerian jewish sign language; Deaf culture; Ghardaïa; Hearing loss; History of the Jews in Algeria
    DOI
    10.26530/OAPEN_588714
    ISBN
    9780992922108
    OCN
    1030818400
    Publisher
    Ishara Press
    Publication date and place
    Lancaster, U.K., 2016
    Series
    Ishara Research Series, 2
    Classification
    Sign languages, Braille and other linguistic communication
    Pages
    143
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Algeria - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria; Deaf culture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_culture; Endangered language - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_language; Ghardaïa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharda%C3%AFa; Hearing loss - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss; History of the Jews in Algeria - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Algeria; Israel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel; Sign language - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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