The American Sign Language Phrase Book


Lou Fant and Barbara Bernstein Fant (2008)

This book is a wonderful introduction to American Sign Language.  While I’ve been learning signing vocabulary on my own for a little while, this book begins to explain how the language itself is formed.  ASL is very different from signing exact English, and I feel this book does a great job explaining how to construct phrases and sentences.  The illustrations throughout the book are clear and easy to follow, so while learning the structure of the language, I was also able to review and learn new signs.  This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in learning more about ASL.  Now if I could only find a group to practice with…