BSL word ordering

A signed version of my blog post at http://blog.garethj.com/2008/03/21/bsl-word-ordering/

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• bsl
• deaf
• sign
• language
• grammar
• word
• ordering

[signbrat01]

i have no clue what is BSL is and I am in ASL... this is totally interesting to watch!

[garethjtube]

Glad you found it interesting. I'm not fluent so I'd advise checking out other BSL videos (e.g. from bjfletcher) but hopefully this video gives you some idea :)

[signbrat01]

I have noticed you are not fluent in BSL i dont mind at all.... I Just have no clue what U say on this video..... I am trying to figure it out..... Dang man...interesting to watch!

[garethjtube]

Have a look at the link in the description of the video - that gives a rough transcript. Enjoy!

[garethjtube]

By the way, this is a *much* better response to my video than your previous one. Simply slating a video without any constructive feedback is not productive and may even be upsetting for the recipient. I understand it is frustrating to see inaccurate uses of BSL but remember this is a social site. Videos of singing, dancing and whatever else on YouTube are not expected to be done by professionals, as are videos like this. In future, supporting people who are trying to learn would be appreciated.

[bjfletcher]

Hi "properuseofBSL",

Perhaps you'd like to make a video response explaining what's up with Gareth's video so we can understand?

Perhaps you'd like to meet Gareth's deaf teachers who taught him and supplied him with the materials, and tell them where they did it wrong?

Did you get everything 100% right the first time at school?

Do you want to have a chat about the shortage of people in UK who can use BSL, how are we to encourage people to learn if all that you do is to put them down?

Ben :-|

[MISTORY2011]

im learning bsl level 1 i understand that you said the word order is different and then you gave a sample sentence. however it would be really good if you add subtitles.

just something to consider, your signing is good though

[deafgroup01]

basicly he is saying about bsl word order, and yeah he is not fluent bsl which is strange, how can he present a bsl presentation is your not good at it, he seems a level one but keep trying :)

[tigger2laugh]

yep.. that's true.. English is my most promble but not anymore cos my english has improve. it's take me 9 year to improve but i think its need improve my english

[pazsordo]

Hi Im from USA, your sign language is great !

[cudgybudgie]

Within BSL linguistics does'nt the subject come first then the verb and object last ? SVO? not time line first?

[bjfletcher]

wouldn't say your feedback is how it's meant to be, e.g:

"you become the cat and you climb up the tree (in front of you) with eyes looking up."

let's say you observed a cat going up the tree, and then a dog chasing it.. you may either: be the cat, and look backward and describe the dog chasing after you;

or be the observer and do it the way Gareth did, describing cat going up, and then dog chasing after it, with Gareth's eyes/face tracing the movements of both

both are ok