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Mexican Sign Language (“lenguaje de signos mexicano” or LSM, also known by several other names), is the language of the Deaf community in the urban regions of Mexico. It is the preferred language of 87,000 to 100,000 signers (1986 T. C. Smith-Stark), making it larger than many whole families of indigenous languages in the country.
Geographic distribution and variation
Core signing populations are found in Mexico City, followed by Guadalajara and Monterrey, with a number of smaller cities containing signing communities. Some regional variation is found (80%-90% lexical similarity across the country according to Faurot et al. 2001).
Variation is high between age groups and people of different religious backgrounds.
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The ceremony was n american sign language. (groom is deaf, brides not) she'_ mexican & a mariachi (sp?) band is playn during cocktails
Cross-indexed LSM Sign Language Translator - CD-rom with over 575 words cross-indexed in Spanish, English, Mexican Sign Language and American Sign Language.
Ethnologue LSM Entry - Information on LSM from 1996.
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LSM Course - Learn LSM at a week-long intensive in New Mexico, USA. Schedule, rates, contact information. Frames.
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