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{{Short description|Deaf sign language of Bulgaria}}
{{Short description|Deaf sign language of Bulgaria}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Bulgarian Sign Language
| name = Bulgarian Sign Language
| nativename = Български жестомимичен език
|nativename=
|states=[[Bulgaria]]
| states = [[Bulgaria]]
|region=
| region =
|speakers=37,000<!--figure of 50,000 for all SL's?-->
| speakers = 21,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL)<ref>{{e25|bqn}}</ref>
|date=2014
| date = 2014
|ref=e18
| ref = e18
|familycolor=Sign
| familycolor = Sign
|fam1=[[French Sign Language family|French Sign]]
| fam1 = [[French Sign Language family|French Sign]]
|fam2=[[Austro-Hungarian Sign Language|Austro-Hungarian Sign]]?
| fam2 = [[Austro-Hungarian Sign Language|Austro-Hungarian Sign]]?
|fam3=[[Russian Sign Language]] creole?
| fam3 = [[Russian Sign Language]] creole?
|iso3=bqn
| iso3 = bqn
|glotto=bulg1240
| glotto = bulg1240
|glottorefname=Bulgarian Sign Language
| glottorefname = Bulgarian Sign Language
}}
}}


'''Bulgarian Sign Language''' (in [[Bulgarian_language|Bulgarian]]: "български жестомимичен език (БЖЕ)") is the language, or perhaps languages, of the [[deaf]] community in [[Bulgaria]].
'''Bulgarian Sign Language''' ({{Lang-bg|Български жестомимичен език|translit=Balgarski zhestomimichen ezik}}, '''BZhE''') is the language, or perhaps languages, of the [[deaf]] community in [[Bulgaria]].


Primary schools were established for the deaf. [[Russian Sign Language]] was introduced in 1910, and allowed in the classroom in 1945, and Wittmann (1991) classifies it as a descendant of Russian Sign.<ref>[[Henri Wittmann|Wittmann, Henri]] (1991). "Classification linguistique des langues signées non vocalement." Revue québécoise de linguistique théorique et appliquée 10:1.215–88.[http://www.nou-la.org/ling/1991a-class.pdf]</ref> However, Bickford (2005) found that Bulgarian Sign formed a cluster with Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, and Polish Sign.<ref>Bickford, 2005. [http://www.sil.org/silesr/2005/silesr2005-026.pdf ''The Signed Languages of Eastern Europe'']</ref> The language of the classroom is different from that used by adults outside,<ref name=e18/> and it is not clear if Wittmann and Bickford looked at the same language; nor, if one is derived from Russian Sign, if it is a dialect or if it creolized to form a new language.
Primary schools were established for the deaf. [[Russian Sign Language]] was introduced in 1910, and allowed in the classroom in 1945, and Wittmann (1991) classifies it as a descendant of Russian Sign.<ref>[[Henri Wittmann|Wittmann, Henri]] (1991). "Classification linguistique des langues signées non vocalement." Revue québécoise de linguistique théorique et appliquée 10:1.215–88.[http://www.nou-la.org/ling/1991a-class.pdf]</ref> However, Bickford (2005) found that Bulgarian Sign formed a cluster with Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, and Polish Sign.<ref>Bickford, 2005. [http://www.sil.org/silesr/2005/silesr2005-026.pdf ''The Signed Languages of Eastern Europe'']</ref> The language of the classroom is different from that used by adults outside,<ref name=e18/> and it is not clear if Wittmann and Bickford looked at the same language; nor, if one is derived from Russian Sign, if it is a dialect or if it creolized to form a new language.

Latest revision as of 09:43, 12 May 2024

Bulgarian Sign Language
Български жестомимичен език
Native toBulgaria
Native speakers
21,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL)[1] (2014)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bqn
Glottologbulg1240

Bulgarian Sign Language (Bulgarian: Български жестомимичен език, romanized: Balgarski zhestomimichen ezik, BZhE) is the language, or perhaps languages, of the deaf community in Bulgaria.

Primary schools were established for the deaf. Russian Sign Language was introduced in 1910, and allowed in the classroom in 1945, and Wittmann (1991) classifies it as a descendant of Russian Sign.[3] However, Bickford (2005) found that Bulgarian Sign formed a cluster with Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, and Polish Sign.[4] The language of the classroom is different from that used by adults outside,[2] and it is not clear if Wittmann and Bickford looked at the same language; nor, if one is derived from Russian Sign, if it is a dialect or if it creolized to form a new language.

References

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  1. ^ Bulgarian Sign Language at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Bulgarian Sign Language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Wittmann, Henri (1991). "Classification linguistique des langues signées non vocalement." Revue québécoise de linguistique théorique et appliquée 10:1.215–88.[1]
  4. ^ Bickford, 2005. The Signed Languages of Eastern Europe


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