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The British Sign Language : The Origin Of British Sign Language
£4.30
The origins of BSL can be traced back to early sign languages used by deaf individuals in Britain. These early sign languages were likely influenced by local gestures and signs used in communities, as well as the manual communication methods employed in educational institutions for the deaf. In the 18th century, a breakthrough occurred when a man named Thomas Braidwood opened a school for the deaf in Edinburgh, Scotland. His teaching methods included a combination of manual alphabets and signs, which likely contributed to the development of a more standardized sign language system.
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Additional information
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| File size | 446 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 21 pages |
by Charles
I was hoping for a book to cover the history and development of the language. The book does cover this, repetitively and briefly, in the first few pages but falls back into ‘how to learn BSL’.
The history of BSL is interesting but this tiny book is not. A waste of money.