Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

british sign language

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: british sign lan-guage
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behaviour to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but British Sign Language syntax and grammar are not based on English.

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of British Sign Language terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of British Sign Language terms

Synonyms

BSL

Questions

What does british sign language mean?: A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behaviour to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas; some signs are based on English words, but British Sign Language syntax and grammar are not based on English.

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