asl dictionary cdrom recent query concerning new american sign language asl dictionary cdrom generated substantial response list slling l summarized main points responses please bear mind seen products question dictionary reviewed pbs american sign language dictionary cdrom martin sternberg distributed harpercollins following positive point recurs people messages moment published asl dictionary includes motion videos asl signs serves disambiguate unclarities printed representations following negative points recur people messages dictionary based heavily english essentially english asl dictionary makes hard times impossible get idea internal structure asl lexicon makes less useful native signers however categorization semantic groups also specific problems arising failure make asl distinctions made overtly english e g english lecture used headword asl equivalent specifically verb noun classifiers almost completely omitted dictionary based sternberg bookform dictionary early 1980s fails take account recent developments study asl may technical quality concerns since nt seen product position judge seems work better modern machines mac version seems work better windows version alternatives following cdrom asl dictionary projects drawn attention multemedia dictionary asl mmdasl release planned summer 1995 dictionary based generally work william stokoe involved project allows direct lookup asl signs incorporates recent linguistic work asl assisted panel native asl users details please contact sherman wilcox university new mexico wilcox mail unm edu asl dictionary cdrom developed dennis cokely linstok press 4020 blackburn lane burtonsville md 20866 alpha beta tested ken rust madonna university contacted details rust smpt munet edu thanks jacqueline anderson nancy frishberg marian macchi mark mandell joyce mcdonough chris miller karen mistry becky moreton cindy neuroth gimbrone steve seegmiller mark seidenberg barbara sensiba dan slobin leslie h stennes sherman wilcox authors many messages forwarded slling l bernard comrie dept linguistics gfs301 tel 1 213 740 2986 university southern california fax 1 213 740 9306 los angeles ca 900891693 usa email comrie bcf usc edu