BarCamp London 8: British Sign Language

@lallyd http://www.learningbsl.com

More details may be available on lanyrd

• learning level 2 at the moment
• Deaf with big D is about how you would like to communicate, not about hearing
• some words look similar but mean very different things…
  • facial expression / shitty
  • black / prostitute
• dialects also differ across the UK
  • you can have a northern accent in BSL…
  • “live” (asin “I live in…”) in London is stroking shoulder
  • in Blackpool, the same sign means “toilet”…
• vowels are RH pointing at fingers on LH
  • i.e. A is RH pointing at thumb; U is pointing at pinkie
• computer: screen LH, RH typing
• engineer: two hands together as cogs
• please and thank you use the same sign, but different lips
• resources:
  • learn how to flirt in BSL: http://videojug.com/tag/british-sign-language
  • BSL music videos: http://youtube.com/user/lovesbth