Dictionary of British sign language/English
1992
Book
Total copies: 2
A dictionary of British sign language, the first or preferred language of over 50,000 people. 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.
Main title:
Dictionary of British sign language/English / edited by David Brien ; with an introduction by Mary Brennan ; compiled for the British Deaf Association by the Deaf Studies Research Unit, University of Durham.
Imprint:
London : Faber and Faber, 1992.
Collation:
xxxiv,1084p. : ill. ; 24cm.
ISBN:
9780571143467 (pbk)
Dewey class:
419.03419
Language:
English
BRN:
29900