3 sites to learn and learn sign language

Last updated on 15 June 2020

Sign language is increasingly a recognised language and that is all the better.  A law of 11 February 2005 even recognises French sign language (LSF) as a full language ". . . Since 2008 sign language has been an additional option to the tray like any other language. There are many online resources to learn or learn the main signs of the RSF. Dictionaries, online courses, tips … I was introducing you here some time ago SpreadTheSign. Here are three new resources dedicated to French Sign Language. Three free sites to learn sign language.

Wikisign

It is a kind of Wikipedia of sign language. Wikisign is a collaborative dictionary of sign language. 561 signs are present. As for others wikis, Wikisign is improved, corrected and enriched by its visitors. You are, therefore, if you know that you are called upon to contribute. Among the highlights of this collaborative dictionary are Illustrations and descriptions associated with each word as well as a zoom in on hand configurations, in order to have a precise perception of the sign in all its details.
Link: Wikisign

Sematos

Another dictionary of sign language. It is a video dictionary where every word or expression is played on video. Practical you can search for a word via a full index, but the site also offers entries by themes (school, animals, … house) or by type of words (adjectives, nouns, verbs, expressions, etc.). Among the top 30 most consulted words published on the website: Love, learn, Mama …
Link: Sematos

The Dico Elix

It is the most recent resource in this list of three. It is arguably also the most comprehensive. The Dico Elix offers no less than 17,694 definitions translated into LSF and 14,552 signs. Beyond each sign that you can see and repeat through videos, the dico Elix also translates into sign language and always in video the complete definition of each word. Very convenient too, the service offers extensions for your browser. Once installed, you will be able to click on any web page to search and get the word in sign language.
Link: The Dico Elix