International Sign

International Sign
RegionContact between sign languages, international contact between deaf people
Language codes
ISO 639-3ils
Glottologinte1259

International Sign (IS) is a pidgin sign language[1] which is used in a variety of different contexts, particularly as an international auxiliary language at meetings such as the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) congress, in some[2] European Union settings,[3][4][5] and at some UN conferences,[3][5][6] at events such as the Deaflympics, the Miss & Mister Deaf World, and Eurovision,[7] and informally when travelling and socialising.

Linguists do not agree on what the term International Sign means precisely, and empirically derived dictionaries are lacking.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Langensiepen, Katrin (15 September 2021). "EU State of the Union: Why no sign Language interpretation?". The Parliament Magazine. Merit Group. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "International Sign Interpreter". World Association of Sign Language Interpreters. WASLI. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ Pelea, Alina. "International Sign: Interested in perfecting your skills as an interpreter in international sign". Knowledge Centre on Interpretation. European Commission. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b de Wit, Maya; Crasborn, Onno; Napier, Jemina (25 January 2021). "Interpreting international sign: mapping the interpreter's profile". The Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 15 (2): 205–24. doi:10.1080/1750399X.2020.1868172. hdl:2066/230291. S2CID 234031206.
  6. ^ International Sign Interpretation at United Nations Meetings (PDF) (Report). World Federation of the Deaf. August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-01-04.
  7. ^ "Eurovision 2016 to be broadcast with international sign performances". Eurovision Song Contest. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.