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ASL & Deaf Studies: General

Library and online resources for researching American Sign Language and Deaf Studies

Resources

ASL Signs

American Sign Language Browser
Videos of thousands of ASL signs.

The Canadian Dictionary of ASL
Call Number: HV 2475 C36 2002 (Broadway)

Academic Journal and Magazine Articles

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Provides indexing, summaries and some full text articles from academic and popular journals covering a wide variety of subject areas.
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Online

Deaf Linx
Thousands of links on Deaf culture and ASL, including Deaf communities, history, vlogging, assistive technology, the law and education.

Books

These are some basic reference books. Please see the 'books' page of this guide or search the catalogue for our most recent purchases.

The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language by Peggy Swartzel Lott (Illustrator); Daniel Renner (Illustrator); Rob Hills (Illustrator); Clayton Valli (Editor)
Call Number: HV 2475 G35 2005 (Broadway)
The Canadian Dictionary of ASL by Kathy Dolby (Editor); Carole Sue Bailey (Editor); Charmaine Letourneau (Foreword by)
Call Number: HV 2475 C36 2002 (Broadway)
Linguistics of American Sign Language by Clayton Valli; Ceil Lucas; Kristin J. Mulrooney; Miako Villanueva
Call Number: HV 2474 V35 2011 (Broadway)
A solid introduction to the concepts and definitions of language. Details of the phonology, syntax and structure of ASL.
A Historical and Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language by Emily Shaw; Yves Delaporte; Carole Marion (Illustrator)
Call Number: HV 2475 S522 2015 (Broadway)
Significant Gestures by John Tabak
Call Number: HV 2474 T3 2006 (Broadway)
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education by Marc Marschark (Editor); Patricia Elizabeth Spencer (Editor); Peter E. Nathan (Contribution by)
Call Number: HV 2380 O88 V. 1 2011 (Broadway)

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