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Sign Languages of Canada: American Sign Language (ASL)

American Sign Language in Canada

This website [external link] is a short and sweet display of American Sign Language in Canada. You will find information on ASL’s history in Canada, ASL’s current status in the country, information on ASL’s linguistic profile, as well as community resources for the language in Canada.

Authors
Emilie Levesque & Mia Stefishen

Emilie and Mia were students in the Fall 2023 Languages of Canada class at the University of Manitoba.

Accents in ASL

Learn about accents in American Sign Language (ASL) and the many factors that contribute to these variations. There will be video clip examples. Maybe you’ll even learn something new!

Author
Chloe Walker

Chloe Walker is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba hoping to pursue a double honours degree in psychology and linguistics. She is particularly interested in American Sign Language and psycholinguistics. Chloe enjoys watching tv, listening to music, and shopping.

References

ASL Connect. (2021, January 15) Birthday Variants. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExwLJIWP-xE

ASLized!. (2013, June 17) Deaf Schools (with audio and captions). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkwYHheJQVw

Cheng, K. (2021, July 6). Deaf culture: Sign language “accents” or “styles”: Start ASL. Start ASL. Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.startasl.com/sign-language-accents-or-styles/

Contreras, R. (2002). Regional, Cultural, and Sociolinguistic Variation of ASL in the United States. ASL Linguistics: Sociolinguistic Variation of ASL. Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/sociolinguisticvariationofasl.htm

Fessenden, M. (2015, December 4). There’s A philly sign language accent. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-philly-sign-language-accent-180957459/