{"id":1998,"date":"2016-12-07T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deafheritagecentre.com\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2017-03-14T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T20:32:37","slug":"the-development-of-isl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deafheritagecentre.com\/?p=1998","title":{"rendered":"The Development of ISL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While ISL has not always been used as the primary method of\u00a0instruction in education the language itself has continued to\u00a0grow. It is imponant to remember that a minority (10%) of Deaf\u00a0children are actually born to Deaf parents. These children\u00a0acquire Irish Sign Language as a mother tongue with it being\u00a0used in the home environment from birth.<\/p>\n

For the majority of Deaf children (with the other 90% being\u00a0born to hearing parents) sign language is not usually acquired\u00a0at home. When they start school they may be exposed to sign language that is being used by other children. It is this peer\u00a0group who provide exposure to Irish Sign Language in their\u00a0daily interadion.<\/p>\n

It is also important to highlight that Irish Sign Language is seen\u00a0by many Deaf people as their first language. This is a view that\u00a0many Deaf people around tend to hold true. To this end many Deaf communities have campaigned for the legal recognition\u00a0of their natural sign languages in their own countries. Here in\u00a0Ireland specific mention of Irish Sign Language occurs in the Education Ad 1998.<\/p>\n

It was here in St. Josephs that a modern form of Irish Sign\u00a0Language (ISL) evolved and also where the different natural\u00a0sign languages have had an influence on it. (Matthews RA.)<\/p>\n

Irish Sign Language (ISL) is the primary sign language that is\u00a0used in the Republic of Ireland with a small number of users in\u00a0Northern Ireland. Although the Republic of Ireland the United\u00a0Kingdom and the USA all share the same written and spoken\u00a0language (English) the sign languages used all vary greatly.<\/p>\n

It is estimated that there are 5000 – 6000 people using Sign\u00a0Language as their first language or mother tongue in Ireland.<\/p>\n

Irish Sign Language has a long history and has been influenced\u00a0by the developments in Deaf education. Standardisation of\u00a0sign language dates back to the eighteen hundreds when\u00a0Abbe De I’Eppe developed a signing system to use in the\u00a0education of the Deaf – which was based on the sign language\u00a0used at the time. This led to the development of Old French\u00a0Sign Language. This language played a part in the evolution of\u00a0ASL.<\/p>\n

While the history of sign language is not as well documented as one should like it to be, there can be no doubt about its\u00a0existence in the early days. ASL, for example is one well\u00a0researched sign language which is complete and refined\u00a0containing its own grammar and syntax.<\/p>\n

As is the case with all Other natural sign languages the\u00a0grammar of ISL differs from that of written English. However when Deaf education is present there will be some form of\u00a0interface between the two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While ISL has not always been used as the primary method of\u00a0instruction in education the language itself has continued to\u00a0grow. It is imponant to remember that a minority (10%) of Deaf\u00a0children are actually born to Deaf parents. These children\u00a0acquire Irish…
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