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ISO 639-3: bfi

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: BSL

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEBritish Sign Language Corpus. University College London (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:bslcorpus
  2. ONLINEDicta-Sign Corpus. Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Universität Hamburg, University of East Anglia, University of Surrey, Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur (LIMSI), Université Paul Sabatier, National Technical University of Athens, WebSourd (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:dictasign
  3. ONLINEECHO Corpus. Max Planck Insitute for Psycholinguistics, Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Lund (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:echo

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINEBritish Sign Language Glossaries of Curriculum Terms. Scottish Sensory Center (SSC), Edinburgh (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:bslglossary
  2. ONLINEBSL SignBank. University College London (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:bslsignbank
  3. ONLINEDicta-Sign Lexicon. Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Universität Hamburg, University of East Anglia, University of Surrey, Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur (LIMSI), Université Paul Sabatier, National Technical University of Athens, WebSourd (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:dictasignlex
  4. ONLINESpreadTheSign. European Sign Language Center (sponsor). n.d. The Sign Language Dataset Compendium. oai:compendium.lr.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de:spreadthesign

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for British Sign Language. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:brit1235
  2. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for British Sign Language. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:bsl

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINENegative Incorporation in Three Sign Languages. Deuchar, Margaret. 1987. Sign and School: Using Signs in Deaf Children's Development. oai:refdb.wals.info:5698
  2. ONLINEThe Linguistics of British Sign Language: An Introduction. Sutton-Spence, Rachel; Woll, Bencie. 1999. Cambridge University Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:5706
  3. ONLINEBritish Sign Language: a language of United Kingdom. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:bfi
  4. ONLINEBSL_CN_int. n.a. n.d. ECHO. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17B9_7
  5. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem5. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18BF_A
  6. ONLINEBSL_PS_fab2. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. ECHO. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_1801_6
  7. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem9. n.a. n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C3_D
  8. ONLINEBSL_CN_fab3. Carolyn Nabarro (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence / Dafydd Waters (compiler). n.d. ECHO. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17E9_D
  9. ONLINEBSL_PS_fab3. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_1807_3
  10. ONLINEBSL_PS_fab5. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_1813_8
  11. ONLINEBSL_CN_fab4. Carolyn Nabarro (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence / Dafydd Waters (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17EF_1
  12. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem7. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C1_5
  13. ONLINEBSL_PS_poem3. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18B0_8
  14. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem1. Dorothy Miles (speaker); British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18B6_9
  15. ONLINEBSL_PS_fab1. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17FB_6
  16. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem6. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C0_7
  17. ONLINEBSL_CN_fab1. n.a. n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17E1_E
  18. ONLINEBSL_PS_poem2. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. ECHO. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18AA_8
  19. ONLINEBSL_PS_int. n.a. n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17BD_2
  20. ONLINEBSL_CN_fab2. n.a. n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17E5_5
  21. ONLINEBSL_CN_fab5. Carolyn Nabarro (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence / Dafydd Waters (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_17F5_2
  22. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem8. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C2_C
  23. ONLINEBSL_PS_fab4. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_180D_7
  24. ONLINEBSL_CN_lex. Dafydd Waters (compiler). n.d. ECHO. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_1768_5
  25. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem10. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C4_8
  26. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem4. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18BA_4
  27. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem1. Dorothy Miles (speaker); British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18B6_9
  28. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem9. n.a. n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C3_D
  29. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem7. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C1_5
  30. ONLINEBSL_PS_poem2. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. ECHO. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18AA_8
  31. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem6. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C0_7
  32. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem10. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C4_8
  33. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem5. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18BF_A
  34. ONLINEBSL_PS_poem3. Paul Scott (speaker); Rachel Sutton-Spence (compiler). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18B0_8
  35. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem4. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18BA_4
  36. ONLINEBSL_DM_poem8. Dorothy Miles (speaker). n.d. Sign Language : ECHO - Sign Language. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0008_18C2_C
  37. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for British Sign Language. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_bfi
  38. ONLINEAmericas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language - Montserrat. Parks, Elizabeth. 2012. SIL International. oai:sil.org:44050
  39. ONLINEAmericas Area Sign Language Survey Report Video Summaries in American Sign Language - Falkland Islands. Parks, Elizabeth. 2012. SIL International. oai:sil.org:50115

Other known names and dialect names: BSL

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