Learn American Sign Language, Second Edition: Everything You Need to Start Signing - Complete Beginners Guide - 1000 Signs

Master American Sign Language (ASL) with this updated edition of the best-selling guide featuring thousands of photographs of signing Deaf actors.

ASL is a vibrant, easy-to-learn language that is used by approximately half a million people each day. With this updated edition of Learn American Sign Language, you can learn how to communicate existing, new, and updated signs in ASL. With this new edition you will be able to:

View videos • demonstrating multi-step signs Learn more than 800 signs • , including signs for school, the workplace, around the house, out and about, food and drink, nature, emotions, small talk, and more. Includes new signs • from the past 10 years and slang that is more reflective of our current culture Unlock the storytelling possibilities of ASL • with classifiers, easy ways to modify signs that can turn “fishing” into “catching a big fish” and “walking” into “walking with a group.” • Find out how to make sentences with signs • , use the proper facial expressions with your signs, and other vital tips

Organized by theme and with an index at the back, this easy-to-use and accessible reference boasts a layflat format that leaves your hands free for practice. Become an effective ASL communicator and storyteller with Learn American Sign Language, Updated Edition, the definitive guide to ASL.

© 2025 Wellfleet Press (E-Book): 9780760398692

Erscheinungsdatum

E-Book: 11. November 2025