SpreadTheSign is a multilingual lexicon covering 43 sign languages.
It was founded and is coordinated by Thomas Lydell and has over 35 partners.
Signs can be searched by keywords and are organised in categories. The webpage also offers pictures of manual alphabets, a world map with location names, and 360° views of rooms in which objects can be selected to view their sign entry.
Editors' note: The spoken/signed language pairs of the SpreadTheSign interface are identified via the name of the spoken language and a country. Sign languages are not directly identified by their name. The sign languages listed in this compendium entry are the ones we assume the resource is referring to.
| Languages |
Arabic Sign Languages, Belarusian Sign Language, Bulgarian Sign Language, Chinese Sign Language, Croatian Sign Language, Czech Sign Language, Danish Sign Language, Auslan, Indian Sign Language, New Zealand Sign Language, British Sign Language, American Sign Language, Estonian Sign Language, Finnish Sign Language, French Sign Language, Austrian Sign Language, German Sign Language, Greek Sign Language, Cypriot Sign Language, Icelandic Sign Language, International Sign, Italian Sign Language, Japanese Sign Language, Latvian Sign Language, Lithuanian Sign Language, Polish Sign Language, Libras, Portuguese Sign Language, Romanian Sign Language, Russian Sign Language, Slovene Sign Language, Argentine Sign Language, Chilean Sign Language, Cuba Sign Language, Mexican Sign Language, Spanish Sign Language, Swedish Sign Language, Turkish Sign Language, Ukrainian Sign Language, Pakistan Sign Language, Standard Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu |
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8804 word/sign pairs for Arabic Sign Languages (ArSLs)
14307 word/sign pairs for Belarusian Sign Language
13948 word/sign pairs for Bulgarian Sign Language
14307 word/sign pairs for Chinese Sign Language (CSL)
15699 word/sign pairs for Croatian Sign Language (HZJ)
14648 word/sign pairs for Czech Sign Language (CZJ)
15623 word/sign pairs for Danish Sign Language (DTS)
2428 word/sign pairs for Auslan
5415 word/sign pairs for Indian Sign Language (IPSL)
1370 word/sign pairs for New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)
15019 word/sign pairs for British Sign Language (BSL)
11409 word/sign pairs for American Sign Language (ASL)
16370 word/sign pairs for Estonian Sign Language (EVK)
317 word/sign pairs for Finnish Sign Language (FinSL)
12812 word/sign pairs for French Sign Language (LSF)
16553 word/sign pairs for Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS)
16367 word/sign pairs for German Sign Language (DGS)
9158 word/sign pairs for Cypriot Sign Language
9395 word/sign pairs for Greek Sign Language (GSL)
14203 word/sign pairs for Icelandic Sign Language (ÍTM)
718 word/sign pairs for International Sign (IS)
17350 word/sign pairs for Italian Sign Language (LIS)
9512 word/sign pairs for Japanese Sign Language (JSL)
14387 word/sign pairs for Latvian Sign Language (LatSL)
16946 word/sign pairs for Lithuanian Sign Language (LitSL)
12824 word/sign pairs for Polish Sign Language (PJM)
7349 word/sign pairs for Libras
13470 word/sign pairs for Portuguese Sign Language (LGP)
8281 word/sign pairs for Romanian Sign Language (LMGR)
14385 word/sign pairs for Russian Sign Language (RSL)
15745 word/sign pairs for Slovene Sign Language (SZJ)
13977 word/sign pairs for Argentine Sign Language (LSA)
7697 word/sign pairs for Chilean Sign Language (LENSE)
212 word/sign pairs for Cuba Sign Language (LSC)
4192 word/sign pairs for Mexican Sign Language (LSM)
15437 word/sign pairs for Spanish Sign Language (LSE)
19839 word/sign pairs for Swedish Sign Language (STS)
14074 word/sign pairs for Turkish Sign Language (TİD)
13660 word/sign pairs for Ukrainian Sign Language (UkSL)
10992 word/sign pairs for Pakistan Sign Language (IPSL)
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| Linguistic Information |
Citation form, keyword in associated spoken language, example sentences, pictures for some, spoken example for some
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| Licence |
SpreadTheSign licence 
Download or use of videos and data without explicit permission, including for research, is prohibited.
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| Access |
Public access via browsable homepage
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| Webpage |
https://www.spreadthesign.com
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| Institution |
European Sign Language Center
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| Publications |
Hilzensauer and Krammer (2015)
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This entry was last modified on 7 March 2025.