Author: Clayton Valli
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781954622012
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language contains over 3,000 illustrations. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout the entire volume. The comprehensive introduction lays the groundwork for learning ASL by explaining in plain language the workings of ASL syntax and structure. It also offers examples of idioms and describes the antecedents of ASL, its place in the Deaf community, and its meaning in Deaf culture. This extraordinary reference also provides a special section on ASL classifiers and their use. Readers will find complete descriptions of the various classifiers and examples of how to use these integral facets of ASL. The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language is an outstanding ASL reference for all instructors, students, and users of ASL. *Please note that this paperback edition does not include the DVD found in the hardcover edition.
The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language
Author: Clayton Valli
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781954622012
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language contains over 3,000 illustrations. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout the entire volume. The comprehensive introduction lays the groundwork for learning ASL by explaining in plain language the workings of ASL syntax and structure. It also offers examples of idioms and describes the antecedents of ASL, its place in the Deaf community, and its meaning in Deaf culture. This extraordinary reference also provides a special section on ASL classifiers and their use. Readers will find complete descriptions of the various classifiers and examples of how to use these integral facets of ASL. The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language is an outstanding ASL reference for all instructors, students, and users of ASL. *Please note that this paperback edition does not include the DVD found in the hardcover edition.
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781954622012
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language contains over 3,000 illustrations. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout the entire volume. The comprehensive introduction lays the groundwork for learning ASL by explaining in plain language the workings of ASL syntax and structure. It also offers examples of idioms and describes the antecedents of ASL, its place in the Deaf community, and its meaning in Deaf culture. This extraordinary reference also provides a special section on ASL classifiers and their use. Readers will find complete descriptions of the various classifiers and examples of how to use these integral facets of ASL. The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language is an outstanding ASL reference for all instructors, students, and users of ASL. *Please note that this paperback edition does not include the DVD found in the hardcover edition.
The Gallaudet Children's Dictionary of American Sign Language
Author: Jean Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563686313
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Offers a dictionary of American sign language featuring over one thousand sign drawings with corresponding English words, usage in sentences, and illustrations, as well as an introduction explaining fingerspelling and signing.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563686313
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Offers a dictionary of American sign language featuring over one thousand sign drawings with corresponding English words, usage in sentences, and illustrations, as well as an introduction explaining fingerspelling and signing.
The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Tennant
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563680434
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Organizes 1,600-plus ASL signs by 40 basic hand shapes rather than in alphabetical word order. This format allows users to search for a sign that they recognize but whose meaning they have forgotten or for the meaning of a new sign they have seen for the first time. The entries include descriptions of how to form each sign to represent the varying terms they might mean. Index of English glosses only. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563680434
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Organizes 1,600-plus ASL signs by 40 basic hand shapes rather than in alphabetical word order. This format allows users to search for a sign that they recognize but whose meaning they have forgotten or for the meaning of a new sign they have seen for the first time. The entries include descriptions of how to form each sign to represent the varying terms they might mean. Index of English glosses only. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary
Author: Elaine Costello, Ph.D.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 055358474X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A complete pocket dictionary of American Sign Language Over 4,500 fully illustrated, up-to-date signs From basic hand shapes to fully illustrated and described signs, Random House Webster’s Concise American Sign Language Dictionary offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treasury of signs. Whether you are a novice seeking “survival signs” for basic communication or an experienced user fluent in ASL and looking to enlarge your vocabulary, you cannot find a more complete, easy-to-use sign language dictionary. This authoritative reference includes: • Over 4,500 signs — more than other ASL pocket dictionaries • Detailed full-torso illustrations • Precise, easy-to-follow instructions for performing each sign • Signs for new and technical terms • Hints for remembering signs • And much more
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 055358474X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A complete pocket dictionary of American Sign Language Over 4,500 fully illustrated, up-to-date signs From basic hand shapes to fully illustrated and described signs, Random House Webster’s Concise American Sign Language Dictionary offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treasury of signs. Whether you are a novice seeking “survival signs” for basic communication or an experienced user fluent in ASL and looking to enlarge your vocabulary, you cannot find a more complete, easy-to-use sign language dictionary. This authoritative reference includes: • Over 4,500 signs — more than other ASL pocket dictionaries • Detailed full-torso illustrations • Precise, easy-to-follow instructions for performing each sign • Signs for new and technical terms • Hints for remembering signs • And much more
The American Sign Language Handshape Starter
Author: Richard A. Tennant
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563681301
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Beginning signers can now improve their recognition of the most commonly used signs with this easy-to-follow handbook. Illustrates 800 common signs organized by topics including food, travel, family, sports and more. 800 illustrations.
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563681301
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Beginning signers can now improve their recognition of the most commonly used signs with this easy-to-follow handbook. Illustrates 800 common signs organized by topics including food, travel, family, sports and more. 800 illustrations.
1,000 Signs of Life
Author:
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563682728
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Basic ASL for everyday conversation.
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
ISBN: 9781563682728
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Basic ASL for everyday conversation.
A Historical and Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language
Author: Emily Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563686214
Category : FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Dictionary of all know texts featuring illustrations of early American Sign Language and historical images of French Sign language and linking them with contemporary signs"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563686214
Category : FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Dictionary of all know texts featuring illustrations of early American Sign Language and historical images of French Sign language and linking them with contemporary signs"--
A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles
Author: William C. Stokoe
Publisher: Linstok Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher: Linstok Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Random House Webster's American Sign Language Medical Dictionary
Author: Elaine Costello
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
New to Random House Webster's successful American Sign Language reference line: the important medical terms a patient or doctor needs to communicate in ASL, clearly described and illustrated. Whether in a medical emergency or a routine doctor's visit, it is crucial for medical professionals to communicate effectively with deaf patients. Here at last is an affordable and thorough dictionary of medical terms in American Sign Language, which is needed by the deaf and the medical community alike. Over 1,000 important signs for medical terms, including signs for illnesses, treatments, drugs, and anatomy, are defined in English (to avoid dangerous mix-ups), described with step-by-step instructions for making the sign, and fully illustrated with full-torso drawings in this easy-to-use reference book, the first in a series dedicated to special-interest American Sign Language. The only affordable medical reference in American Sign Language Every entry includes full-torso illustrations and clear descriptions of how to make the sign Includes important medical terms, from anatomy to treatments
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
New to Random House Webster's successful American Sign Language reference line: the important medical terms a patient or doctor needs to communicate in ASL, clearly described and illustrated. Whether in a medical emergency or a routine doctor's visit, it is crucial for medical professionals to communicate effectively with deaf patients. Here at last is an affordable and thorough dictionary of medical terms in American Sign Language, which is needed by the deaf and the medical community alike. Over 1,000 important signs for medical terms, including signs for illnesses, treatments, drugs, and anatomy, are defined in English (to avoid dangerous mix-ups), described with step-by-step instructions for making the sign, and fully illustrated with full-torso drawings in this easy-to-use reference book, the first in a series dedicated to special-interest American Sign Language. The only affordable medical reference in American Sign Language Every entry includes full-torso illustrations and clear descriptions of how to make the sign Includes important medical terms, from anatomy to treatments
American Sign Language
Author: Molly O'Hara
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781478784760
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
In this user-friendly grammar reference guide, each page is a complete lesson. Turn to any page and a day in the life of an ASL word unfolds. Learn how parts of speech emerge through deliberate word placement. Become familiar with the grammar rules that govern word order. Dissect the parts of a sign and find the words that dwell within. This book covers a wide variety of topics designed to help both the native speaker and the language learner understand what makes American Sign Language tick. - Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781478784760
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
In this user-friendly grammar reference guide, each page is a complete lesson. Turn to any page and a day in the life of an ASL word unfolds. Learn how parts of speech emerge through deliberate word placement. Become familiar with the grammar rules that govern word order. Dissect the parts of a sign and find the words that dwell within. This book covers a wide variety of topics designed to help both the native speaker and the language learner understand what makes American Sign Language tick. - Cover.