Wondering how to use Auslan in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Auslan meaning
The sign language of the Australian deaf community.
Using Auslan
- The main meaning on this page is: The sign language of the Australian deaf community.
- In the example corpus, auslan often appears in combinations such as: language auslan, and auslan.
Context around Auslan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Auslan
- In this selection, "auslan" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, language, modern, signs and australian stand out and add context to how "auslan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bsl and auslan and bsl and auslan australian sign. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "auslan" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with auslan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sociolinguistic variation in fingerspelling in Australian Sign Language (Auslan): A pilot study. (12 words)
Tertiary education in the US for some deaf Australian adults also accounts for some ASL borrowings found in modern Auslan. (20 words)
The language contact post secondary education between Australian ISL users and 'Australian BSL' users accounts for some of the dialectal differences we see between modern BSL and Auslan. (28 words)
There’s English, BSL and Auslan (Australian sign language) picked up from time spent living and studying in Adelaide: midway through her degree at the University of Hertfordshire, her parents moved to Australia, where she completed her undergrad. (38 words)
IN a significant step towards adopting accessibility and inclusion within the community, Bellingen Shire Council has announced the installation of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) signs at three prominent playground locations. (30 words)
The language contact post secondary education between Australian ISL users and 'Australian BSL' users accounts for some of the dialectal differences we see between modern BSL and Auslan. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
IN a significant step towards adopting accessibility and inclusion within the community, Bellingen Shire Council has announced the installation of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) signs at three prominent playground locations.
There’s English, BSL and Auslan (Australian sign language) picked up from time spent living and studying in Adelaide: midway through her degree at the University of Hertfordshire, her parents moved to Australia, where she completed her undergrad.
Sociolinguistic variation in fingerspelling in Australian Sign Language (Auslan): A pilot study.
Tertiary education in the US for some deaf Australian adults also accounts for some ASL borrowings found in modern Auslan.
The language contact post secondary education between Australian ISL users and 'Australian BSL' users accounts for some of the dialectal differences we see between modern BSL and Auslan.
Common combinations with auslan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: