# A Survey of American Sign Language

- By: Jessica Bentley-Sassaman and Rebecca Minor
- Publisher: Community College of Baltimore Country
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/American_Sign_Language/A_Survey_of_American_Sign_Language_(Jessica_Bentley-Sassaman_and_Rebecca_Minor))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/American_Sign_Language/A_Survey_of_American_Sign_Language_(Jessica_Bentley-Sassaman_and_Rebecca_Minor)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/human-288755/pdf

Interpreting takes place in many contexts and settings and no two interpreted appointments are the same. Interpreting work is fluid and challenging for all interpreters, particularly for novice interpreters. Our goal in compiling this text was to provide a one-stop-shop, extensive detailing of the variety of settings and populations novice interpreters will experience in the interpreting field.