Kent Sign Language
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Kent Sign Language was an early village sign language used by deaf communities in Kent, England, that significantly influenced the development of Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kent Sign Language canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22570975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kent Sign Language Context triple: [Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language, developedFrom, Kent Sign Language]
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A.
British Sign Language
British Sign Language is the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in the United Kingdom, with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and historical development separate from spoken English.
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B.
American Sign Language
American Sign Language is a natural visual-gestural language used primarily by Deaf communities in the United States and parts of Canada, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken English.
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C.
New Zealand Sign Language
New Zealand Sign Language is the primary sign language of the Deaf community in New Zealand and one of the country’s official languages, known for its own distinct grammar and vocabulary.
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D.
Korean Sign Language
Korean Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in South Korea, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken Korean.
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E.
Japanese Sign Language
Japanese Sign Language is the natural visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Japan, with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and linguistic structure separate from spoken Japanese.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kent Sign Language Target entity description: Kent Sign Language was an early village sign language used by deaf communities in Kent, England, that significantly influenced the development of Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language in the United States.
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A.
British Sign Language
British Sign Language is the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in the United Kingdom, with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and historical development separate from spoken English.
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B.
American Sign Language
American Sign Language is a natural visual-gestural language used primarily by Deaf communities in the United States and parts of Canada, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken English.
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C.
New Zealand Sign Language
New Zealand Sign Language is the primary sign language of the Deaf community in New Zealand and one of the country’s official languages, known for its own distinct grammar and vocabulary.
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D.
Korean Sign Language
Korean Sign Language is the primary visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in South Korea, with its own distinct grammar and vocabulary separate from spoken Korean.
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E.
Japanese Sign Language
Japanese Sign Language is the natural visual-gestural language used by the Deaf community in Japan, with its own distinct grammar, vocabulary, and linguistic structure separate from spoken Japanese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.