Comments on: More on BSL http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67986 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:14:42 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67986 Declan - there's some information about Irish SL and materials for learning it available on <a href="http://www.irishdeaf.com/" rel="nofollow">this site</a>. Declan - there’s some information about Irish SL and materials for learning it available on this site.

]]> by: luke http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67984 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:35:01 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67984 in thailand, the sign language used in bangkok (the biggest city) is apparently totally different from the one used in chiang mai (the second biggest city). the two cities also speak a different dialect of the same spoken language, but that is something that evolved a very long time ago. i've been trying to find out how the two different sign languages evolved but haven't been able to get much info .... in thailand, the sign language used in bangkok (the biggest city) is apparently totally different from the one used in chiang mai (the second biggest city). the two cities also speak a different dialect of the same spoken language, but that is something that evolved a very long time ago.

i’ve been trying to find out how the two different sign languages evolved but haven’t been able to get much info ….

]]> by: Declan http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67928 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:14:55 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67928 Anyone know a good website for learning Irish SL? Anyone know a good website for learning Irish SL?

]]> by: Sonia Hollis http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67835 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:24:15 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67835 Hi Simon I have just found your blog and its very informative.... I have created an online BSL training course which offers free tutorials amongst other things. Working as a sign language interpreter myself I often get asked about where to learn sign language and is it easy to learn etc...which is why I decided to do something about it. For more info take a look at http://www.learnsignlanguage.co.uk Hi Simon

I have just found your blog and its very informative….

I have created an online BSL training course which offers free tutorials amongst other things.

Working as a sign language interpreter myself I often get asked about where to learn sign language and is it easy to learn etc…which is why I decided to do something about it.

For more info take a look at http://www.learnsignlanguage.co.uk

]]> by: Cate http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67771 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:07:30 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67771 Hi Simon Yes, Auslan is a descendant from BSL, as is NZSL. They are now considered individual languages in their own right. On the French Language Wikipedia they list a language of BANZSL .. British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language. That is completely inaccurate. There are similarities, as you find between a root language and its descendants, but they are not the same. Auslan and NZSL are said to share about 60% of the language, and both share around 40% of BSL. Probably around 30% of NISL. (I'm making that up :) ). We understand each other mostly through lip movement cues - if a Deaf person is signing without lip movement cues, we need to clarify signs. Hi Simon

Yes, Auslan is a descendant from BSL, as is NZSL. They are now considered individual languages in their own right.

On the French Language Wikipedia they list a language of BANZSL .. British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language. That is completely inaccurate. There are similarities, as you find between a root language and its descendants, but they are not the same.

Auslan and NZSL are said to share about 60% of the language, and both share around 40% of BSL. Probably around 30% of NISL. (I’m making that up :) ).

We understand each other mostly through lip movement cues - if a Deaf person is signing without lip movement cues, we need to clarify signs.

]]> by: Colm http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67763 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:14:46 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/01/30/bsl/#comment-67763 As part of the masters programme in Applied Linguistics I am hoping to take next academic year Irish Sign Language is one of the options for languages one can take but I am not sure if I should or not... As part of the masters programme in Applied Linguistics I am hoping to take next academic year Irish Sign Language is one of the options for languages one can take but I am not sure if I should or not…

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