Auslan

Written and recorded Auslan

Auslan has no widely used written form; transcribing Auslan is largely an academic exercise. The first Auslan dictionaries used either photographs or drawings with motion arrows to describe signs; more recently, technology has made possible the use of short video clips on CD-ROM or online dictionaries.

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Deaf signers generally read and write in English, though the average deaf Australian's knowledge of English is poor.{{ref|Walker}}

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