ASL Dictionaries

Oh okay. I did not know that. Hmm.
 
Coil binding is an excellent way to go. I love coil bound books. They are more open and easier to read. However, if the coiling is not done right when you flip the pages they can get riped or stuck.
 
Just like the old 'Lays' potato chip commercials - "you can't pick just one"

We have several ASL and D/deaf specific dictionaries.

I probably will expand my library by several more before I say enough, well.. I probably will never say enough :) Knowledge is Power y'know :cool:
 
Luckily for me Kinko's and Barnes & Nobles are adjacent to one another. I first visited Kinko's and got a price on comb binding. The price was a little higher than a new dictionary so I went next door and purchased a brand new ASL dictionary (the same one). I will try to rewrite all my important notes from my old book onto the new one- as best I can.

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I believe Costello has a new unabridged ( which is the version you'll really want) scheduled for release in June of this year.

The concise one is neat ... but the hard cover version (listed with +5600 signs) is actually much better.

The Canadian one we are talking about is also a VERY good resource even if you're living in the USA Canadian Dictionary of ASL This book when first published was about 100$, but has come down in price and is now a steal at 60$ !!!
 
Thanks for the great news on a new book! I'll be first in line to get it come June.
 
If you're taking ASL courses and need ASL dictionaries that would be used for the ASL courses, the bookstore at Miami-Dade College should have them.
 
When it comes to ASL (and similiar items) resources I have tons of them. Two dozen videotapes on the subject of sign language, at least a dozen text/lessons books, and not to mention many (and I mean a copuple of cd cases worth) CD-ROM/DVD materials to jam my into learning brain with good information. So I doubt that Miami-Dade will furnish me with items I do not have now. :eek3:
 
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This book, is excatly the same I own. It is a very fat book, and very useful book, I use it for the most of the time, whenever I learn ASL. Despite, that I am from Australia. My friend's friend who lives in Colorado, posted me this for me. :) It's in the box, today. :D
 
I can't wait to buy this one:

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It's hardcover, 1136 pages, and 5,600 signs! I called Barnes & Noble about twenty minutes ago and reserve a copy. The dictionary comes out June 10th, 2008. :eek3:
 
Yeah, but you build-up your sign diction and that counts for something. Grammar is learned while you study your ASL dictionary. ASL dictionaries are part of the learning process. Please don't say that they are a "lousy way" or that they "aren't a good way" to learn ASL. Such books have helped me understand much about the structure (at least word-wise) of American Sign Language. :D
 
I think what they mean (and I agree) is that while dictionaries can help build vocabulary, and a better understanding of things such as handshapes etc.

Dictionaries can't teach language - they help in understanding components of language, but they can't teach the language. ... it's not just ASL, you can't learn English, or Latin, or Greek, or Spanish or any language from a dictionary.

The only real way to learn is to learn organically - to interact with ASLers, both native users and students, hearing, CODA, and Deaf

That being said - I have a ton of Dictionaries ... they're very helpful.
 
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