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here's some stuff on Australian dialects of Auslan here, all of which are derived from BSL, which creates 'translation issues' with Americans (11 Oct 2004)

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Dyslexia Study In Science Highlights The Impact Of English, French, And Italian Writing Systems
dyslexia as we know it is much rarer among readers of languages with more reliable mappings between letters and sounds, eg Italian Permalink
Makaton Vocabulary Development Project (MVDP)
is Makaton a subset of BSL or an international hybrid or something? Permalink
Wired News: Prof Pursued by Mob of Bloggers
Ayeeeesh... blog-mobbing some poor bastard Permalink
Department of Linguistics Honors
apparently there are far fewer differences between LSF (French signing) and ASL than there are between ASL and BSL Permalink
Which Came First? ASL or LSF?
apparently there are far fewer differences between LSF (French signing) and ASL than there are between ASL and BSL Permalink
What are the official languages of the Canadian Association of the Deaf?
there are still enough issues for the Canadian Association of the Deaf to have a 'bilingualism' strategy that's a parallel to the official bilingualism Permalink
Lead Article - December 1996
here's some stuff on Australian dialects of Auslan here, all of which are derived from BSL, which creates 'translation issues' with Americans Permalink
Sign language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"...countries which have a single spoken language used throughout may have two or more signed languages being used within." Permalink
Election Protection 2004.
you going to go be a volunteer electoral observer? Permalink
Dave Lindorff: What's the Frequency, Karl?
That Bush-being-wired thing. I read he was channelling Karl Rove Permalink
Today In Alternate History: Phlogiston Discoverer Born; Y'T'T'li Flee System
Karl Rove cropped up in Today in Alternate History, too Permalink
Karl Rove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Is what Wikipedia says about Rove true? That he's broken into Democrat offices, and pretended to have his phone bugged? Permalink
Karl Rove
if half of it's true, that's one bad man. Permalink
Mozdev.org - mycroft: quick/wikipedia
If you're using mozilla/firefox add it to the search box Permalink
Wikipedia - New pages [en]
I made the mistake of adding this to my feed reader Permalink
Phill Jupitus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phill Jupitus was somewhat surprised, for instance, to learn that he'd been born "in Bangladesh" Permalink
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus was somewhat surprised, for instance, to learn that he'd been born "in Bangladesh" Permalink
Phill Jupitus - TV Tome
Phill Jupitus was somewhat surprised, for instance, to learn that he'd been born "in Bangladesh" Permalink
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus was somewhat surprised, for instance, to learn that he'd been born "in Bangladesh" Permalink
Google Search: phill jupitus bangladesh
I'm convinced. so why does he deny it? Permalink
Lacunae: resting half-wrangled
CHIIIIIRP! CHIIIIIIRP! Permalink
GaySports - Gay and Lesbian Retail Shopping
who wears underwear that makes your bum look bigger? Permalink
Hello. My name is George Bush and I'm running for President.
Rather a good resume for George Bush Permalink
Wired News: A MacGyver for the Third World
the other kind of hardware hacks Permalink
Slashdot | Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds
"I am currently working on a first draft proposal to the community for our 'next phase' of review, which will involve getting serious about producing a '1.0 stable' release." Permalink
Slashdot | New Fee For Internet-Capable PCs In Germany
german broadcasters licence fee the interweb Permalink
New Fee For Internet-Capable PCs In Germany
Followed by the inevitable BBC licence fee slashdot discussion Permalink
BBC - Bristol - Bristol Features - Calling All Bristolians
does candidate need to speak English or will Brizzle do? Permalink