Signing For Dummies
The fast and easy way to grasp this evolving and growing language American Sign Language (ASL) is something we've all seen deaf people use in restaurants, hospitals, airports, and at work. The communication is fascinating to watch; to see people sharing ideas by using handshapes and body language is remarkable in a world so defined by sound. This new edition of Signing For Dummies gives you a general understanding of the properties of Sign, as well as an understanding of deaf culture. Designed …
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- Full title :Signing For Dummies.
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The fast and easy way to grasp this evolving and growing language American Sign Language (ASL) is something we've all seen deaf people use in restaurants, hospitals, airports, and at work. The communication is fascinating to watch; to see people sharing ideas by using handshapes and body language is remarkable in a world so defined by sound. This new edition of Signing For Dummies gives you a general understanding of the properties of Sign, as well as an understanding of deaf culture. Designed to act as an introduction or a refresher, the book focuses solely on ASL, which is the most commonly.
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- Publication Date:2012.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Hoboken
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (387 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118224526, 1118224523, 1118117581, 9781118117583, 1118237757, 9781118237755
- oclc:ocn793165400
- LC Classification:HV2474 .P46 2012
- Dewey Decimal:419.7
Table of Contents
Signing For Dummies, 2nd Edition; About the Authors; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started; Chapter 1: Finding Out That You Already Know a Little Sign; Discovering Signs That Look like What They Mean; Building on the Basics of Sign -- Gestures and Expression; Signin' the Sign; Chapter 2: Warming Up with Signing Grammar Basics; Explaining the Parts of Speech; Talking Tenses; Structuring Sentences.
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