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Sign Linguistics

4.1 BSL similar to some Spoken Languages

		BSL has features similar to some spoken languages. BSL and spoken languages used in places like Fiji and Samoa share the following grammatical features: There is no linking verb "to be" (so nothing equivalent to words like am, are, is, was and were)

1. BSL similar to some Spoken Languages

1.1. Adjectives

1.2. Verbs using Classifiers

1.3. Quiz Questions

1.4. Quiz Answers

2. BSL and Celtic Languages

3. BSL as an Unwritten Language

3.1. Features of Unwritten Languages

3.2. Functional difference in Unwritten Languages

4. BSL as a Minority Language

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