{"id":7415,"date":"2019-05-22T15:56:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/british_sign_language_-bsl\/"},"modified":"2019-05-22T15:56:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:56:38","slug":"british_sign_language_-bsl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/fas\/psych\/glossary\/british_sign_language_-bsl\/","title":{"rendered":"British sign language (BSL)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The system of visual-gestural language developed in Britain and in use since 1975 (see figure below).  There are variants in many parts of the (former) British Commonwealth.  Formalized types of sign language for the deaf probably grew out of written language in the 18th century, with deaf people using a finger as pen to trace words or ideas they were trying to communicate.<\/p>\n

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British sign language: finger spellings for each letter of the alphabet<\/p>\n

See American sign language (ASL)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The system of visual-gestural language developed in Britain and in use since 1975 (see figure below).  There are variants in many parts of the (former) British Commonwealth.  Formalized types of sign language for the deaf probably grew out of written language in the 18th century, with deaf people using a finger as pen to trace … <\/p>\n

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