In a message dated 5/25/2003 10:51:44 PM Central Daylight Time, rsalts@tstar.net writes:

Hello Bill,

While reading through your ASL grammar explanations, I came across the above named book. How can I get a copy or is it available for purchase?

Is the book 'Learning American Sign Language' by Carol Padden, et al, also a good book to get as well as 'Sign Me Up'?

Thanks,

Richard
 

Richard,

I'd buy "Sign Me Up!" to use as a general guide, then I'd go to the library and borrow an armload of ASL books. No sense spending money when you don't have to.

I haven't used the Basic Sign Communication book for many years. But it is a great book!  I stopped using it simply because many people in the academic ASL teaching community couldn't get past their myoptic fixation on the title.  I reckon since the title didn't say "AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE" in flashing bold letters that they knee-jerk relegated it to the "this isn't 'real ASL' pile" and started calling it "Pidgin Signed English" (which we we now call "contact language.")  Hogwash...that book is full of GREAT ASL!  It is also full of other great information about a wide range of topics.  It is getting a bit old and could use an "update"--but other than that it is an incredible buy for your money.

The ISBN is 0913072567

Here is a link to buy it at a discount price:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/0913072567/asluniversity-20/ref%3Dac%5Fbb1%5F%2C%5Famazon/002-2558313-2484060
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Take care,

--Bill

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