Talk:Jamaican Country Sign Language

Title of the article--which name to use?
In most recent publications, particularly those by Keren Cumberbatch and Bertram Gayle, the language is referred to by the name "Konchri Sain". The name "Jamaican Country sign Language" could be misleading, implying to some people that it is used throughout the country, which it is not. (Most Deaf people use Jamaican Sign Language.) So, should we move the article to "Konchri Sain"? AlbertBickford (talk) 23:43, 6 October 2016 (UTC)


 * "Konchri Sain" is simply the Jamaican Patois (which is not English) spelling and pronunciation of the words "Country Sign", but probably not recognizable to most English speakers as such. Whether it's misleading or not isn't a factor in choosing a title, as long as the alternative title is listed in the Lead, and redirects point to this article.


 * Per WP:ENGLISH, "The title of an article should generally use the version of the name of the subject which is most common in the English language, as you would find it in reliable sources."


 * And per WP:UE, "The choice between anglicized and local spellings should follow English-language usage, e.g. the non-anglicized titles Besançon, Søren Kierkegaard, and Göttingen are used because they predominate in English language reliable sources, whereas for the same reason the anglicized title forms Nuremberg, Delicatessen, and Florence are used (as opposed to Nürnberg, Delikatessen, and Firenze, respectively)." - BilCat (talk) 00:57, 7 October 2016 (UTC)


 * So the main question to consider is which form predominates in English language reliable sources, and you haven't answered that yet. - BilCat (talk) 00:57, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

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