journalname: _CBETA_

eventtime: 2003-03-29 12:24:00

itemid: 128

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British sign language has regional "accents" - signs which are peculiar to a particular area of the country. But because of the closure of a number of deaf schools, this regional heritage is reported to be at risk. So the Heritage Lottery Fund is giving £25,000 to a North Tyneside group to help it make a record of the north-east sign language accent, and in the process, it is hoped, save it. Newcastle translator Maureen Reed told The Times: "When you first meet a deaf person, you can immediately tell where they are from. You can tell their accent from the signs they make."