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    British Sign Language (BSL) was introduced in 1975 when research into its linguistics began, as it is a visual means of communication using hands and body. Sign languages are important for deaf people to communicate, as deaf communities develop their own sign languages instead of spoken ones. There are over 137 different sign languages worldwide that are not universal or copies of spoken languages, as BSL and ASL are distinct from each other despite being used in English-speaking countries.

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    British Sign Language (BSL) was introduced in 1975 when research into its linguistics began, as it is a visual means of communication using hands and body. Sign languages are important for deaf people to communicate, as deaf communities develop their own sign languages instead of spoken ones. There are over 137 different sign languages worldwide that are not universal or copies of spoken languages, as BSL and ASL are distinct from each other despite being used in English-speaking countries.

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    British Sign Language (BSL) was introduced in 1975 when research into its linguistics began, as it is a visual means of communication using hands and body. Sign languages are important for deaf people to communicate, as deaf communities develop their own sign languages instead of spoken ones. There are over 137 different sign languages worldwide that are not universal or copies of spoken languages, as BSL and ASL are distinct from each other despite being used in English-speaking countries.

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    Thursday, the 22nd September 2022

    Sign language
    The terms ‘British Sign Language’ and ‘BSL’ were introduced in
    1975 when research into the linguistics of BSL began. The sign
    language is a way of communicating by using the hands and other
    parts of the body.
    Sign languages are an important way for deaf people to
    communicate. Deaf people often use them instead of spoken
    languages.
    Sign languages are not universal. That means there is not one
    single sign language for all deaf people around the world. There
    are many different sign languages. Each deaf community can
    develop its own sign language. Usually there is a different sign
    language in each country. Linguists have identified at least 137
    different sign languages. A sign language is not a copy of a
    spoken language. For example, American Sign Language (ASL)
    and British Sign Language (BSL) are not copies of English. They
    are different from each other.

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