language: icl

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/language/icl
has gloss	eng: Táknmál is the Icelandic language word meaning "Sign Language". The word originates from the Norwegian Teiknspråk/Tegnspråk. The corresponding word in Swedish is Teckenspråk, and in Danish it is Tegnsprog.
has gloss	eng: The Icelandic sign language (íslenskt táknmál) is the sign language of the deaf community in Iceland. It is based on the Danish Sign Language; until 1910, deaf Icelandic people were sent to school in Denmark, but the languages have diverged since then. It is officially recognized by the state and regulated by a national committee.
lexicalization	eng: Icelandic Sign Language
lexicalization	eng: Taknmal
lexicalization	eng: Táknmál
subclass of	(noun) a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" language, linguistic communication

Meaning
Swedish
has gloss	swe: Isländskt teckenspråk, íslenskt táknmál, är teckenspråket för dövsamhället på Island. Det är baserat på det danska teckenspråket; fram till 1910 skickades döva islänningar till Danmark för att lära sig teckenspråk, men språkskillnaderna var för stora. Det är officiellt erkänt av staten och sköts av en nationell kommitté.
lexicalization	swe: Isländskt teckenspråk