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Summary: Easy as pie to use and understand!
Review: After a friend bought this book, I borrowed a different one from the library and we sat down to compare both. There is no question but the Random House version wins. It has words the other didn't plus it cross references words in the main dictionary rather than utilize an index in the back of the book. Gppta get this book if you are serious about ASL!
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Summary: A Deaf person's opinion
Review: As a Deaf person, I frequently evaluate various ASL resources. I have found this particular book to have book positive and negative traits, but weighs more heavily on the positive side.The pictures are good (not the best), the memory aids are a wonderful asset, but my favorite part is the fact that this dictionary shows many idiomatic ASL expressions in addition to simple vocabulary. Many dictionaries focus only on building sign vocabulary, but it is important to recognize various expressions in order to readily engage in an ASL conversation with a deaf individual. I think this book will serve you well until you have grasped enough knowledge to move on to more in-depth study. :o)
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Summary: Webster's American Sign Lanaguge Dictionary
Review: As a student of sign language this is the best ASL dictionary I have ever come accross. It has many words that other dictionaries do not including many, many words about technology that I would have had to fingerspell if it were not for the dictionary. (Although, as with any specialized sign, check for a regional sign before using one from a dictionary)
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Summary: An excellent source for the serious student
Review: As a student of sign language this is the best ASL dictionary I have ever come accross. It has many words that other dictionaries do not including many, many words about technology that I would have had to fingerspell if it were not for the dictionary. (Although, as with any specialized sign, check for a regional sign before using one from a dictionary)
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Summary: Wonderful Resource for Educational Interpreters
Review: As an educational interpreter, it is hard to find resources that are as complete as this one is. This ASL dictionary is a concise description of most uses for the same sign even if that sign can be used in a different context. That is important once you start teaching your student the differeces in multiple meaing words and signs. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting a complete and easy to use dictionary for Sign Language. Beginners as well as professionals can use this dictionary with the greatest of ease.
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Summary: mistakes
Review: I found a many old signs are wrong and incorrect. Deaf signs are not acceptable and hurt other people feelings. This problem is that this book copied from older unreliable sources without checking with reliable source and culture uses. I thinks it is not helpful book I come across for my learning in sign langauge.
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Summary: Great resource to have on hand
Review: I found this dictionary to be one of the best. It is a good supplement to learning ASL in the classroom. The signs are easy to find and learn. Although I haven't seen a perfect ASL dictionary, this is probably the best on the market today.
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Summary: Wonderful Vocabulary
Review: I just recently bought this book and found it to be wonderful. The extensive vocabulary was outstanding. For Example, I have many sign language books as I am an interpreter for the deaf and never would have found the word/sign "luggage" or "layaway" in any other sign book. 2 hands up on this one :-) !!!!!
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Summary: An Odd Little Book...
Review: I totally agree with every positive thing I've read about this book in other reviews. The sign descriptions are really impressive, especially when they include the inspiration for how the sign came about. And I can appreciate how some of the more uncommon entries can be a godsend for those who use ASL every day. HOWEVER, I find the selection of entries a bit puzzling and disappointing. They have listings for "cannibis", "sordid", and "lesbianism", but nothing for "tiger", "purple", or "television". Obviously this book is geared toward the college level; but it's missing a lot of the basics that would be most useful to me.
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Summary: An Odd Little Book...
Review: I totally agree with every positive thing I've read about this book in other reviews. The sign descriptions are really impressive, especially when they include the inspiration for how the sign came about. And I can appreciate how some of the more uncommon entries can be a godsend for those who use ASL every day. HOWEVER, I find the selection of entries a bit puzzling and disappointing. They have listings for "cannibis", "sordid", and "lesbianism", but nothing for "tiger", "purple", or "television". Obviously this book is geared toward the college level; but it's missing a lot of the basics that would be most useful to me.
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