Customer Reviews

American Sign Language Dictionary

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Sternberg provides an excellent arrangment of signs, definitions and graphics which makes comprehension simple. With the companion CD ROM, American Sign Language Dictionary provides a history of each sign, what the historical visual image represents and how that representation is used in contemporary communication. Now that I understand that "autumn" is represented by the sign for chopping down a tree (i.e. "harvest"), I don't forget what I've learned. The CD ROM provides a basic understanding of the grammar that the book cannot because of the visual interaction the CD shows with motion that the book cannot. The book and CD, together, create a simple-to-understand language course which becomes an excellent foundation to learning the language.

Following the six months of occassional study the book and CD have given me, my entrace into a beginning course at the local community college is considerably easier. My vocabulary and usage is greater and grammatically more accuarate. Neither the book nor the CD will teach you the whole language. But they will give you an exposure in easy-to-understand terms to what deaf people see in communication.

I strongly recommend the use of the book AND CD ROM as your entrance into learing the wonderfully colorful language of quiet communication. Together, it becomes the best coordinated set of teaching materials I've seen on this subject in years of searching.

Great book for a novice. The illustrations are simple to understand and easy to remember through association. The only problem that I found was that when looking for any Christian words, such as God, Lord, or christian, I was left disappointed. There were also other words missing, such as storm, freedom, and so. I was left frustrated with incomplete phrases.

The book was obviously used but is still very usable and in good condition. I am well pleased.

This book was ordered for someone in prison. As of this writting he has still not recieved it. I will wait till the first of the year,then take action.