Written ASL

Welcome to the Written ASL  wikibook, a free textbook for learning about writing and notational systems for ASL and other sign languages. This book is still under development, and we need your help! Let us know of any problems or suggestions at our Discussion page, and check out our /Contributor's Guide/ if you want to pitch in!

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Introduction

 * History of Written ASL
 * Philosophical Approaches
 * /Contributor's Guide/

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SignWriting

 * Basic Description.


 * Basic Handshapes
 * Planes
 * Contact Symbols
 * Movement Arrows
 * Location Symbols
 * Finger Symbols
 * Putting it All Together
 * Advanced Symbols
 * SignWriting on the Computer


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/ASLwrite/

 * Basic Description.


 * Digits and the Digibet
 * Mapping your Movements
 * Holds and Diacritics
 * Location and Locatives
 * Grammatical and Extramanual Marks
 * Strategies for Writing Clearly
 * Literature, Poetry, and Art


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/si5s/

 * Basic Description.


 * Basic Handshapes
 * Diacritics
 * Movement Lines
 * Location and Locatives
 * Grammatical and Extramanual Marks
 * Reserved Characters


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Marginal Systems

 * Basic Description.


 * /Stokoe Notation/
 * Hamburg Notational System
 * /Signographie/
 * /ASL-phabet/
 * Latin-Based Systems
 * Other Notation Systems


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Resources

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