British Sign Language
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british-sign-language-188-10594908
title:
British Sign Language
text:
British Sign Language (BSL) is a sign language used in the United Kingdom and is the first or preferred language among the deaf community in the UK. While private correspondence from William Stokoe hinted at a formal name for the language in 1960, the first usage of the term "British Sign Language" in an academic publication was likely by Aaron Cicourel. Based on the percentage of people who reported 'using British Sign Language at home' on the 2011 Scottish Census, the British Deaf Association
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sign language used in the United Kingdom
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Sign_Language
date created:
2002-05-30T21:29:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T21:20:32Z
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13
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