16.16 American Sign Language
Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 16.1601 - 16.1699.
Where 16.16 sits in the CIP 2020 hierarchy
- >16 FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS
- >>16.16 American Sign Language
- >>16.16 American Sign Language
Subcategories of 16.16 American Sign Language
- 16.1601American Sign Language (ASL)
A program that focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture. Includes instruction in the development of ASL, ASL morphology and syntax, signing technique, English translation of ASL, formal and colloquial ASL, and ASL transcription.
- 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
A program that focuses on the scientific and scholarly study of the development, structure, and use of American Sign Language (ASL) and other visual signed languages, both as vehicles for communication within the deaf community and in relation to spoken and written languages. Includes instruction in cognitive linguistics; ASL and sign language phonology, syntax, and morphology; sociolinguistics of the deaf community; comparative linguistics; and studies of specific sign languages, including, but not limited to, ASL, Auslan (Australian Sign Language), LSF (French Sign Language), Shuwa jiten (Japanese Sign Language), HamNoSys (German Sign Language), and Gestuno.
- 16.1603Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language
- 16.1699American Sign Language, Other
Any instructional program that focuses on American Sign Language as a communication medium or language skill that is not listed above.
Other CIP 2020 codes under 16.16 American Sign Language
- 16.01Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
- 16.02African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.03East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.04Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.05Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.06Modern Greek Language and Literature
- 16.07South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.08Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.09Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.10American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.11Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.12Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.13Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.14Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.15Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.17Second Language Learning
- 16.18Armenian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- 16.99Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Frequently asked questions
- What is CIP 2020 16.16?
- CIP 2020 16.16 is "American Sign Language". Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 16.1601 - 16.1699.
- What does CIP 2020 16.16 include?
- 16.16 American Sign Language contains 4 direct subcategories: 16.1601 American Sign Language (ASL); 16.1602 Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages; 16.1603 Sign Language Interpretation and Translation; 16.1699 American Sign Language, Other.
- What is the parent category of 16.16?
- 16.16 American Sign Language sits under 16.16 American Sign Language in the CIP 2020 hierarchy.
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