`The first clear, authoritative accessible account of British Sign Language (BSL)' - Roy Harris, Times Literary Supplement
Chapter 1 What is BSL?; Chapter 2 The origin and use of BSL; Chapter 3 The structure of BSL signs; Chapter 4 The grammar of BSL; Chapter 5 BSL and ASL; Chapter 6 Variation in BSL; Chapter 7 The acquisition of sign language; Chapter 8 Doing sign language research; Chapter 9 Conclusion: BSL and linguistic theory;