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English
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This is a guide for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern. It provides the basic vocabulary needed for persons entering interpreter training programs. Over 1500 signs have been illustrated and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. Includes line drawings and step-by-step descriptions of positions and movements,...
5) The joy of signing: the new illustrated guide for mastering sign language and the manual alphabet
Author
Publisher
Gospel Pub. House
Pub. Date
[1978]
Language
English
11) True biz
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Series
Language
English
Description
"True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they'll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who's never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school's golden boy, whose world is...
16) Sign language among North American Indians: compared with that among other peoples and deaf-mutes
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1881.
Language
English
Series
Sociolinguistics in deaf communities volume 8
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Language
English
Description
This book is a basic guide to the alphabet, vocabulary, and techniques it takes to connect using American Sign Language. Whether signing out of necessity or learning for the sake of growing, you will enjoy this practical primer. After reading this book, you will be able to use American Sign Language in a social, educational, or professional setting. Whether the goal is to communicate with hearing-impaired grandparent, a child with special needs in...