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Buyer Beware, Not American Sign Language
Right in the books description it states "This comprehensive guide to American Sign Language..." do not be fooled by this! It is some hybrid form of SEE (Signed Exact English), AL and who knows what. If you want to learn proper ASL and use this book to study it, you'll be disappointed. I'm sure those that are deaf will still be happy you are trying to learn to talk to them on their terms but if you are taking a college course on ASL, the teacher will have no qualms about correcting you or failing you for the wrong signs. If you are learning ASL and want to see the SEE variation, this book is good example. I've given it 2 stars for its information, layout and completeness for SEE but couldn't give it the full 5 as the description is misleading. If they change the description to state it is not ASL but SEE, I will change my review to 5 stars.
March 2016 · Books · verified purchase