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Sign Linguistics

6.4 BSL/English differences

		BSL and English might use different morphemes for signs and words that have essentially the same meaning. For example BEDROOM has one morpheme, but "bedroom" has two; PROMISE has two morphemes, but "promise" has one.

1. Example Morpheme: SISTER

2. Lexical & Grammatical Morphemes

3. Morphemic Structures

4. BSL/English differences

5. Free and Bound Morphemes

6. Compound Signs

6.1. Example: BSL Compounds

6.2. Sequential Compounds

6.3. Simultaneous Compounds

6.4. Quiz Question

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