Sign Language Dictionary Subscription Online
Monday May 19, 2008
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf has made its sign language dictionary, the American Sign Language Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, available online for an annual subscription fee. As explained in the DeafRoc blog, this online dictionary shows how signs change depending on the meaning.
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Comments
not impressed, too stiffy…
I think it’s really nice and well-organized.
Just took a look at video clips demonstration, I think it is one of the best so far. To explain the problem with being “stiffy”, it simply resembles a common translation dictionary, it just shows as possibly equivalent meaning(s) and the best of all, examples of how these signs are used in sentences. Yes all of them are stiff but still very helpful.
We should have ASL Thesaurus too.
One criticism, physical appearance in signers are very important, dull looking signers should not be accepted. They give ASL signing community a poor image. To be clear, I am talking specifically those with dull and depressing look that does not have to do with elderly look.
Wow, this is FANTASTIC! It has 2,700 signs and 650 sentences. They show you how the sign can change. I don’t know what you mean about “dull” signers…these look like everyday Deaf ASL people to me. They have all the facial expression this beautiful language uses!!!!
It also has signs grouped into categories, and similar signs — when you see a sign, you can see all the signs that look like it, and then see THOSE signs in sentences! It even has all kinds of information about grammar.
The website has demonstration videos that show all these. It’s really excellent!