Brief video clips are popular.
Learning sign language from short-form media in which people post signs with
labels is sometimes troublesome because such posts often do not include language
usage notes, explanations, or helpful information such as:
This sign is:
1. regional / not used everywhere / not recognized in many regions
2. considered "older" or "incorrect" by some signers
3. conflicts with other (much more common) meanings
4. likely to induce long lively discussions
If you are using short-form instruction (or any form of superficial instruction)
I encourage you to not start thinking that you now know "the" sign
for a concept when in reality you may know "a" sign for that concept and
be aware that the particular version you learned might be counter productive for
your personal situation. For example, after having seen some random post
online -- that sign might be marked wrong on an expressive test by an instructor
who may not know the "less common" sign if it is a variation used in some other
region but not the local region.
Notes:
Notes: