This first linguistic study of British Sign Language is written for students of linguistics, for deaf and hearing sign language researchers, for teachers and social workers for the deaf. The author cross-refers to American Sign Language, which has usually been more extensively studied by linguists, and compares the two languages.
Chapter 1 What is BSL?; Chapter 2 The origin and use of BSL; Chapter 3 The structure of BSL signs; Chapter 4 The grammar of BSL; Chapter 5 BSL and ASL; Chapter 6 Variation in BSL; Chapter 7 The acquisition of sign language; Chapter 8 Doing sign language research; Chapter 9 Conclusion: BSL and linguistic theory;
