Sign Language Made Simple - A Complete Introduction to American Sign Language (Paperback)

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 signs
Part 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.

General

Imprint:	Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Made Simple
Release date:	August 1997
First published:	August 1997
Authors:	Karen Lewis
Dimensions:	260 x 196 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-0-385-48857-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication
LSN:	0-385-48857-2
Barcode:	9780385488570

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