British Academy Lecture: The sign language myth by Professor Annelies Kusters

Professor Annelies Kusters, Heriot-Watt University
Chaired by Dr Rory Turnbull, Senior Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology
Sign language is not universal - hundreds of different types are used throughout the world - but could there be one common system that everyone could understand? Could International Sign be that language - the answer to global signed communication? The lecture will be illustrated with clips from ethnographic films the speaker has directed.
This lecture will be signed, with translation by BSL interpreters and live captioning.
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