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Signing in the Arctic: External Influences on Inuit Sign Language

Joke Schuit. 2012. "Signing in the Arctic: External Influences On Inuit Sign Language." In Sign Languages in Village Communities, edited by Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos. de Gruyter.

Speakers

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Comments on speakers
"About two-thirds of the deaf Inuit use American Sign Language (ASL) or Manually Coded English (MCE), while the remaining one-third use IUR. Also, a few deaf Inuit are bilingual in ASL and IUR... IUR is only used as a primary language by those deaf individuals who have not been to school, or only attended school for a short period."

Location and Context

Countries
Canada
Location Description

"It is possible that IUR is used among deaf people in other regions as well, but the focus of my research has been on Nunavut."

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Other Languages Used By The Community
American Sign Language, Manually Coded English, Inuktitut
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems

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