British Sign Language

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sign language
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BSL
gptkbp:alphabet two-handed alphabet
gptkbp:deafCommunityLanguage gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:International_Sign
gptkb:American_Sign_Language
gptkb:Irish_Sign_Language
gptkb:French_Sign_Language
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:BBC_television_programs
public service announcements
gptkbp:firstDocumented 1576
gptkbp:glottologCode brit1235
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:British_Deaf_Association
gptkbp:hasCorpus gptkb:British_Sign_Language_Corpus_Project
gptkbp:hasDialects regional dialects
gptkbp:hasDictionary yes
gptkbp:hasFingerspelling yes
gptkbp:hasGrammar yes
gptkbp:hasVocabulary yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Sign Language
gptkbp:ISO639-3 bfi
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:BANZSL
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:notMutuallyIntelligibleWith gptkb:American_Sign_Language
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Auslan
New Zealand Sign Language
gptkbp:socialMedia yes
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:status recognized language in Scotland (2015)
recognized language in UK (2022)
recognized language in Wales (2021)
gptkbp:supportsLanguage bfi
gptkbp:targetUser 151000
gptkbp:teaches taught in schools and universities
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus safe
gptkbp:usedBy Deaf community
hard of hearing people
hearing people with deaf relatives
gptkbp:usedFor communication by Deaf people in the UK
gptkbp:usedInEducation Deaf schools
gptkbp:usedInHealthcare medical interpreting
gptkbp:usedInLegalSettings court interpreting
gptkbp:usedInReligiousSettings church interpreting
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:HamNoSys
gptkb:SignWriting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BBC_News
gptkb:Moodle
gptkb:UK_government_COVID-19_briefings
gptkb:Deutsche_Gebärdensprache
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5