Using the ANPS Typology to Unearth the Relationship Between Japanese Sign Language (JSL) Endonymic Toponym Distribution and Regional Identity

This study examines Japanese Sign Language (JSL) toponym distribution by categorizing 184 JSL endonymic toponyms via the Blair & Tent (2020) Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS) typology. Toponyms from the National Sign Language Toponym Map (Japan Federation of the Deaf et al. 2009) were...

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Main Author: Johnny George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2023-08-01
Series:Names
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Online Access:https://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2563