A Sign Of The Times For ASL

For the hearing-impaired and their families, learning American Sign Language can be a kind of Catch-22. There are ASL dictionaries in print, but because the language lacks a written form the signs are often organized according to their nearest English translation. "You can only look up a sign in the dictionary if you already know what it means," says Carol Neidle, a College of Arts and Sciences professor of linguistics and coordinator of the Undergraduate Linguistics Program at BU.

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[connierc1]

FANTASTIC! one thing I found, ah, "amusing" or, rather, ironic....no CC!

This will take YEARS to produce, and will be something I would very much enjoy. As an ASL student, know there are many different Regional signs, so those, too, will have to be incorporated.

Also, one sign can have many different meanings, especially when using ASL Grammar.

Will be interesting to see how this goes, how long it takes, and if BU can actually accomplish this.

ALS POWER!

PEACE...

[FranceGamble]

Wow. I could so use this when I can't figure out a sign my sons have learned, but I haven't.

[0XXD]

That would be so helpful!!

[meg198321]

This sounds TOTALLY awesome!!!