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Sign Language Made Simple: a Complete Introduction to American Sign Language
Lewis, KarenLynm, CassioHenderson, RoxanneLewis, Karen B.

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Sign Language Made Simple: a Complete Introduction to American Sign Language

Made Simple (Aug 18, 1997)
9780385488570
| Paperback
256 pages | 198 x 262 mm | English
Dewey 419
LC Classification HV2474 .L48 1997
LC Control No. 97009233

Subject

  • American Sign Language
  • American Sign Language - Study And Teaching
  • American Sign Language/ Study And Teaching
  • Language Arts & Disciplines / General
  • Language Arts & Disciplines / Sign Language

Plot

Sign Language Made Simple will include five Parts:Part One: an introduction, how to use this book, a brief history of signing and an explanation of how signing is different from other languages, including its use of non-manual markers (the use of brow, mouth, etc in signing.)Part Two: Fingerspelling: the signing alphabet illustrated, the relationship between signing alphabet and ASL signsPart Three: Dictionary of ASL signs: concrete nouns, abstractions, verbs, describers, other parts of speech-approx. 1,000 illustrations. Will also include instructions for non-manual markers, where appropriate.Part Four: Putting it all together: sentences and transitions, includes rudimentary sentences and lines from poems, bible verses, famous quotes-all illustrated. Also, grammatical aspects, word endings, tenses.Part Five: The Humor of Signing: puns, word plays and jokes.Sign Language Made Simple will have over 1,200 illustrations, be easy to use, fun to read and more competitively priced than the competition. It's a knockout addition to the Made Simple list.