Speaker 27976: Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language (Source: Demarcating generations of signers in the dynamic sociolinguistic landscape of a shared sign-language: the case of the Al-Sayyid Bedouin)

ELP ID

27976

ELP Language

Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language

Speaker Number

100-999

Ethnic Population

>4,630

Public Comment

"Deaf and hearing infants are exposed to signing from birth, within the family environment, with additional (deaf and hearing) adult models in the community... the number of inhabitants [of the Al-Sayyid Bedouin community] is estimated to be over 4500, with nearly 130 deaf individuals"

Source

Demarcating generations of signers in the dynamic sociolinguistic landscape of a shared sign-language: the case of the Al-Sayyid Bedouin

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Speaker Number Text

130?

Speaker Number Range

100-999