Dictionary of British Sign Language
Liz Scott-Gibson
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Description for Dictionary of British Sign Language
Paperback. British Sign Language (BSL) is the visual gestural language of the Deaf community in Britain and is the first or preferred language of over 70,000 people. This BSL/English Dictionary contains over 1,800 photographed sign entries ordered by linguistic principles according to the visual characteristics of the language. Editor(s): Brien, David. Num Pages: 1120 pages, 1800 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: CBD; CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2154. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
1120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571143467
SKU
KSS0002694
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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