American Sign Language

Welcome to the American Sign Language wikibook. American Sign Language, or ASL is a visual language expressed through hand gestures and facial expressions. It is a language used by many Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing people in North America. This wikibook aims to teach ASL vocabulary, grammar and exercises to beginners. Feel free to contribute!

Lessons

 * 1) /Introduction/: /History of American Sign Language/ · /Deaf Culture/ · Alphabet and Numbers - /Location/ - /Linguistics/
 * 2) Level 1: /Fingerspelling 1/ · /Vocabulary 1/ · /Basic Grammar 1/ · /Simple Sentences 1/ - /Grammar 1/
 * 3) /Lesson 2/: /Fingerspelling 2/ · /Vocabulary 2/ · /Basic Grammar 2/ · /Facial Expressions 1/ · /Dialogue 1/
 * 4) /Lesson 3/:

Appendices

 * 1) /Appendix A: Handshapes
 * 2) /Idioms
 * 3) /Profanity
 * 4) /Further Resources