La información está incompleta “Original Bangkok Sign Language” (677–686 ch. 28) . Woodward, James, and Kampol Suwanarat (2015) , Julie Bakken Jepsen, Goedele De Clerck, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, and William B. McGregor · De Gruyter Mouton
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100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~495
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~495
"Since there has never been a census of deaf people in Bangkok, the real number of signers is unknown. However, some estimate of the number of signers can be made... Using United Nations estimates for urban areas of 1 person out of every 1,000 person born profoundly deaf or becoming profoundly deaf at an early age, there would be an estimate of 495 deaf people over the age of sixty-five living in the area where OBSL is used."
DOMINIOS DE USO
TENDENCIAS DE HABLANTES
TRANSMISIÓN
MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
"OBSL is currently only used in very limited social situations. Instead MTSL replaces OBSL in almost all interaction. Because of this situation, OBSL is a highly endangered sign language. It is quite likely that if documentation of OBSL is not completed in one generation that OBSL will be lost to linguistic study forever, since there is currently no extensive record of OBSL."
APOYO GUBERNAMENTAL
no
APOYO INSTITUCIONAL
no
OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
Mordern Thai Sign Language (MTSL)
COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONTEXTO DE LA LENGUA
"OBSL was never used in any schools for deaf people. Currently, all users of OBSL are also fluent in MTSL. All users of OBSL are over the age of sixty-five and no younger signers are currently learning OBSL."
LUGARES
Thailand
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA UBICACIÓN
Bangkok
La información está incompleta “Personal Communication on sign languages” . James Woodward (2012)
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100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600-1,300
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600-1.300
600-1,300 users (2012); signers over the age of 60.
DOMINIOS DE USO
TENDENCIAS DE HABLANTES
TRANSMISIÓN
MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
The only people who have any knowledge of OBSL are people over the age of sixty. These older signers are bilingual in OBSL and Modern Thai Sign Language, but now they rarely use OBSL. It is quite likely that if documentation of OBSL is not completed in one generation that OBSL will be lost to linguistic study forever, since there is currently no extensive record of OBSL.
APOYO INSTITUCIONAL
There has never been an organization associated with Original Bangkok Sign Language or its use.