Perfect Phrases in American Sign Language for Beginners

Perfect Phrases in American Sign Language for Beginners
Author: Lou Fant
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0071642390

Quick and easy phrases in ASL for daily life Perfect Phrases for American Sign Language provides 150 essential phrases for hearing-impaired users of ASL and those who interact with them. ASL expert Barbara Bernstein Fant--carrying on the work of her late husband Lou--and illustrator Betty Miller make it easy for you to pick up key signs for everyday communication without having to have prior knowledge of signing. This handy reference is perfect for comfortably and confidently communicating with loved ones, coworkers, patients, or anyone who uses ASL.

Learning American Sign Language

Learning American Sign Language
Author: Tom L. Humphries
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1992
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This video along with the text teaches basic sign language in an uncomplicated format.

American Sign Language Demystified with DVD

American Sign Language Demystified with DVD
Author: Kristin Mulrooney
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009-12-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071601384

Get your message across using your hands and your body language Want to communicate with the Deaf community but are mystified how to start? With American Sign Language Demystified you'll learn this unique visual language, and a whole new world of communication will be opened to you. At your own pace, you will learn basic grammar structures, discover the nuances of body positioning, master how to convey time, and build a useful vocabulary of signs and phrases. To help you on your way, the accompanying 100-minute DVD features in-depth demonstrations of how to make signs and create phrases and sentences as executed in American Sign Language. This fast and easy guide offers: A DVD that contains all the signs and phrases in the book as well as hundreds of additional vocabulary signs Quizzes at the end of each chapter to monitor your progress Etiquette you need to know when using ASL A helpful history of ASL Simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for a more advanced student, American Sign Language Demystified will help you communicate in ASL confidently and comfortably.

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
Author: Richard A. Tennant
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1998
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781563680434

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

Dirty Sign Language

Dirty Sign Language
Author: Van James T
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1569757860

GET D RTY Next time you're signing with your friends, drop the ASL textbook formality and start flashing the signs they don't teach in any classroom, including: - cool slang - funny insults - explicit sex terms - raw swear words Dirty Sign Language teaches casual everyday words and expressions like: - Peace out - Asshole. - Bit me - Dumbfuck - Boner - I'm hung like a horse.

1,000 Words to Sign

1,000 Words to Sign
Author: Geoffrey Poor
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-08
Genre: American Sign Language
ISBN: 9781911163527

1,000 Words to Sign is a practical, authoritative, and effective learning aid to American Sign Language, a beautiful, creative, and visual form of communication. In close-up photos with directional arrows, it covers numbers, the alphabet, days of the week, colors, and countries, along with the essential words that allow you to express yourself, understand others, and communicate clearly with precision and eloquence.

Signing the Body Poetic

Signing the Body Poetic
Author: Dirksen Bauman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2006-12-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0520935918

This unique collection of essays, accompanied by videos, at last brings a dazzling view of the literary, social, and performative aspects of American Sign Language to a wide audience. The book presents the work of a renowned and diverse group of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing scholars who examine original ASL poetry, narrative, and drama. The videos showcases the poems and narratives under discussion in their original form, providing access to them for hearing non-signers for the first time. Together, the book and videos provide new insight into the history, culture, and creative achievements of the deaf community while expanding the scope of the visual and performing arts, literary criticism, and comparative literature. The videos may be viewed online at ucpress.edu/go/signingthebodypoetic.

Sign Language for Kids

Sign Language for Kids
Author: Lora Heller
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781402706721

Color photos illustrate sign language for numbers, letters, colors, feelings, animals, and clothes.

Number Signs for Everyone

Number Signs for Everyone
Author: Cinnie MacDougall
Publisher: Dawnsign Press
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: American Sign Language
ISBN: 9781581210576

Focuses on using number signs in American Sign Language. Beyond counting, this book and DVD include handshapes for expressing numbers in quantities, time, money measurements, game scores, and more.

Fingerspelling in American Sign Language

Fingerspelling in American Sign Language
Author: Brenda E. Cartwright
Publisher: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Incorporate
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: American Sign Language
ISBN: 9780916883478

This useful text is now full revised and updated. It is a rich and comprehensive resource which features information across a wide range of key fingerspelling topics. Subjects include the history of fingerspelling use, its applications as a component of American Sign Language (ASL) and information regarding expressive and receptive fingerspelling. Student and instructor tested lessons, exercises, drills and activities are incorporated into each chapter. This is THE text for beginning to intermediate ASL classes and study groups.