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Title: Today in History | UK Recognizes British Sign Language as Official Language (2003)
Post by: TFD on Mar 18, 2011, 08:05 AM
Making use of space and involving movement of the hands, body, face, and head, British Sign Language (BSL) is the preferred language of deaf people in the UK and those who communicate with them, such as relatives and interpreters. BSL has regional and local dialects, and some signs go in and out of fashion or evolve over time, just like spoken words. Although English is the predominant spoken language in both the UK and US, BSL differs from American Sign Language in what ways? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst14931_UK-Recognizes-British-Sign-Language-as-Official-Language--2003-.aspx)



Source: UK Recognizes British Sign Language as Official Language (2003) (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/British+Sign+Language)