Chiangmai_Sign_Language

Chiangmai Sign Language

Chiangmai Sign Language

Secondary sign language of Thailand

Chiangmai Sign Language (also known as Old or Original Chiangmai Sign Language) is a deaf-community sign language of Thailand that arose among deaf people who migrated to Chiang Mai for work or family. The language is moribund, with all speakers born before 1960. Younger generations have switched to Thai Sign Language.

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References

  1. [1]
    James Woodward and Thanu Wongchai. Forthcoming 2015. Original Chiang Mai Sign Language. In J. Hansen, W. McGregor, G. De Clerck and S. LutaloKlingi (eds.) The World's Sign Languages. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Further reading

  • James Woodward, "Sign Languages and Deaf Identities in Thailand and Vietnam". In Monaghan et al. eds, Many Ways to Be Deaf: International Variation in Deaf Communities, 2003
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