BANZSL

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language family sign language family

BANZSL is the family of closely related sign languages used in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, sharing a common historical origin and many linguistic features.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf language family ⓘ
sign language family ⓘ
abbreviationFor British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language family ⓘ
distinctFrom American Sign Language ⓘ
surface form: American Sign Language family

French Sign Language family ⓘ
fullName British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language family ⓘ
hasCommunicationMode face-to-face ⓘ
hasDeafCommunityUsersIn Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
hasMember Australian Sign Language ⓘ
British Sign Language ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ
hasModality visual-gestural ⓘ
hasNonManualFeatures body posture ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ
mouth patterns ⓘ
hasParameter handshape ⓘ
location ⓘ
movement ⓘ
non-manual markers ⓘ
orientation ⓘ
hasPrimaryArticulation manual ⓘ
hasWordOrder subject–verb–object ⓘ
topic–comment ⓘ
hasWritingSystem no widely used native writing system ⓘ
languageFamilyOf Auslan ⓘ
British Sign Language ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ
linguisticTypology sign language ⓘ
relatedTo British Sign Language ⓘ
surface form: Old British Sign Language
sharesHistoricalOriginWith Australian Sign Language ⓘ
British Sign Language ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ
sharesLexiconWith Auslan ⓘ
British Sign Language ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ
sharesManySignsWith Auslan ⓘ
British Sign Language ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ
sharesTwoHandedAlphabetWith Auslan ⓘ
British Sign Language ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ
studiedInField sign linguistics ⓘ
usedBy Deaf communities in Britain, Australia and New Zealand ⓘ
usedIn Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ

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