Dictionary of British Sign Language

Informationen zum Autor David Brien Klappentext British Sign Language (B.S.L.) is the visual gestural language of the Deaf community in Britain and is the first or preferred language of over 70,000 people. This is the first major B.S.L./English Dictionary to be published. It contains over 1,800 photographed sign entries ordered by linguistic principles according to the visual characteristics of the language. Each entry is notated with a description of how to produce the sign. A guide to the meaning(s) of each sign is provided in English. The dictionary will be of particular interest to hearing and Deaf people (and their tutors) engaged in learning B.S.L. or English as a second language. Whether you want to learn B.S.L or teach it - or just improve your vocabulary - the Dictionary of British Sign Language is the authoritative place to begin. The Dictionary of British Sign Language was compiled for the British Deaf Association by the Deaf Studies Research Unit at the University of Durham. The Dictionary of British Sign Language , or BSL, which is the first or preferred language of around 70,000 people in the UK. C ompiled by the British Deaf Association. Zusammenfassung British Sign Language (B.S.L.) is the visual gestural language of the Deaf community in Britain and is the first or preferred language of over 70,000 people. This is the first major B.S.L./English Dictionary to be published.

Product details

• Authors: David Brien, Brien David, E.scott- Gibson, E Scott-Gibson
• Assisted by: David Brien (Editor), Brien David (Editor)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.1993
• EAN: 9780571143467
• ISBN: 978-0-571-14346-7
• No. of pages: 1120
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 247 mm x 60 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > German dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Sign Language, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Teaching of hearing-impaired students, Teaching of students with physical impairment or disability, Sign languages, Braille and other linguistic communication