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Sign Linguistics

9.5 Single Letter Signs

		Single Manual Letter Signs - e.g.: m-m = MOTHER f-f = FATHER t-t = TOILET g-g = GINGER Abbreviations - e.g.: a-b-t = ABOUT e-d-h = EDINBURGH g-d = GATESHEAD

1. Loan Translation

2. Visual Similarities

4. Fingerspelling

5. Single Letter Signs

8. English Influence on BSL Syntax

Unit Navigation - Sign Linguistics

1. This is Sign On-line

2. Introducing the Linguistics of Sign Language

3. What is British Sign Language?

4. How does BSL fit into the World’s Languages?

5. The Structure of Words, Gestures and Signs

6. Morphemes in BSL

7. Verb Types in BSL

8. Language Change

9. BSL Borrowing from English

10. Sign Language Storytelling and Narratives