Psychology
7 years ago

Study reveals factors shaping British Sign Language variations in England.

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Variation and Change in Varieties of British Sign Language in England
Adam Schembri, Rose Stamp, Jordan Fenlon, Kearsy Cormier

Paper Summary

British Sign Language in England shows variation and change influenced by factors like age, region, gender, and socio-economic status. Similar to spoken languages, linguistic factors like assimilation play a role. Unique to signing communities are factors like age of acquisition.

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