Sign Languages in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.What is known of SLs in PNG?
- 2.1The Highlands
- 2.2Papua
- Rossel Island
- Mt. Avejaha, Oro Province
- 2.3Momase
- Toricelli Ranges: Mehek
- Toricelli Ranges: Wanib
- Middle Sepik Region
- Arafundi Region, East Sepik Province
- 2.4Islands Region of PNG
- Southern New Ireland
- East New Britain
- 2.5Solomon Islands
- 3.Papua New Guinea Sign Language (PNGSL)
- 4.‘Culture sign’
- 5.Similarity and difference among PNG sign languages
- 6.Conclusions
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Acknowledgments
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Notes
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References