Did you know that signs used in Belfast are very different from those used in the Channel Islands and in England? If you’re a BSL user, complete the BBC’s BSL survey about the signs you use. (Duration: 15 mins or more)
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I guess you get different dialects, just as in any language.
Thought you knew this ..Or your just saying this to a general audance…?
I belive (somone can correct me on this) there are 6 regional sign lanuage.
Oh yes, I knew! I have friends who use NISL which is quite different sometimes from BSL but there are also similarities. There are quite a lot of similarities between BSL and ASL as well. I meet a lot of people who don’t realise there are regional differences, and get very confused as they try to learn sign language from deaf people who come from different regions.