British Sign Language
sign language used in the United Kingdom
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British Sign Language
Summary
British Sign Language is a sign language[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- British Sign Language is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
- British Sign Language's instance of is recorded as sign language[4].
- British Sign Language's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
- British Sign Language is a type of BANZSL[6].
- British Sign Language's writing system is recorded as SignWriting[7].
- British Sign Language's writing system is recorded as Stokoe notation[8].
- British Sign Language's Commons category is recorded as British Sign Language[9].
- British Sign Language's Wikimedia language code is recorded as bfi[10].
- British Sign Language's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52, 'lon': -1}[11].
- British Sign Language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Sign Language[12].
- British Sign Language's described at URL is recorded as https://www.british-sign.co.uk/[13].
- British Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+77000'}[14].
- British Sign Language's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+327000'}[15].
- British Sign Language's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'British Sign Language'}[16].
- British Sign Language's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BSL'}[17].
- British Sign Language's different from is recorded as manually coded English[18].
- British Sign Language's user manual URL is recorded as https://www.signbsl.com/[19].
- British Sign Language's has part is recorded as two-handed manual alphabet[20].
- British Sign Language's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133082997[21].
- British Sign Language's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 5 Developing[22].
- British Sign Language's linguistic typology is recorded as object–subject–verb[23].
- British Sign Language's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:British Sign Language films[24].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include sign language[4] and modern language[5]. British Sign Language is a type of BANZSL[6].
Why It Matters
British Sign Language ranks in the top 2% of sign_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]