Sign Language

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This dictionary has over 3100 signs, including signs reflecting lively and contemporary vocabulary. The American Manual Alphabet, numbers and sign markers are all located at the front of the book. Other sections provide a general description of the...

Through rigorous study of historical texts, field research in communities throughout France and the U.S., and in-depth analysis of the cultural groups responsible for the lexicon, authors Shaw and Delaporte present for the first time a compelling and...

Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical...

Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the lens of linguistic landscape research. Based on very tangible data it explores the 'same old...

This practical, illustrated guide is designed for students who want to improve their use of British Sign Language (BSL), helping them to manage some of the more challenging aspects of BSL learning in an accessible way. Written by a highly experienced...

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This practical manual systematically presents the steps necessary to design a curriculum for teaching training interpreters. It is updated and revised to reflect the significant gains in recognition that deaf people and their native language - American...

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Sign languages are non-written languages. Given that the use of digital media and video recordings in documenting sign languages started only some 30 years ago, the life stories of Deaf elderly signers born in the 1930s-1940s have - except for a few...

Informed by theory, research, and classroom practice, the volume provides a systematic overview of critical L2 writing issues. Additionally, with the aim to support instruction across all levels of education for Chinese speakers, this book introduces...

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This volume brings together the best research presented at the first International Symposium on Signed Language Interpreting and Translation Research. Editors Brenda Nicodemus and Keith Cagle have gathered an international group of contributors who are...

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In developed nations around the world, residential schools for deaf students are giving way to the trend of inclusion in regular classrooms. Nonetheless, deaf education continues to lag as the students struggle to communicate. In the Bua School in...

In five compelling chapters, this volume elucidates several key factors of the signed languages used in select international Deaf communities. Kristin Mulrooney studies ASL (American Sign Language) users to delve into the reasons behind the perceived...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Reference Boty) 2004.Book InformationISBN 9780757000072Author Gabriel GraysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Square One...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563684883Author David ArmstrongFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Gallaudet University Press,U.S.Publisher Gallaudet University Press,U.S.

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This handy guide offers a potpourri of basic signs arranged in 17 common categories that can be learned quickly to communicate with anyone familiar with ASL, deaf or hearing, plus tips on usage and cultural notes.Book InformationISBN 9781563682728Author...

Gestures are central to the way people use language when they interact. This book places our impulse to gesture at the very heart of linguistic structure: grammar. Based on the phenomenon of negation - a linguistic universal with clear grammatical and...

Best known as the Green Books, the American Sign Language books provide teachers and students of American Sign Language (ASL) with the complete means for learning about the culture, community, and the native language of Deaf people. A group of 15 ASL...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930323875Author Charlotte BakershenkFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Gallaudet University Press,U.S.Publisher Gallaudet University Press,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563686177Author Dr Brenda Jo BrueggemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Gallaudet University Press,U.S.Publisher Gallaudet University Press,U.S...

Black ASL has long been recognized as a distinct variety of American Sign Language based on abundant anecdotal evidence. The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, originally published in 2011, presents the first sociohistorical and linguistic study of this...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954622050Author Jordan FenlonFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint Gallaudet University PressPublisher Gallaudet University PressWeight(grams)...

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew edition, is an introduction to sign language using Israeli Sign Language (ISL)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399533204Author Mickey FlodinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys is an intriguing compilation of naturalistic and experimental research conducted over the course of 20 years on gestural communication in primates, as well as a comparison to what is known about the vocal...

One of the foremost authorities on the use of sign language with hearing children provides a guide for teachers and parents who want to introduce signing in hearing children's language development. Marilyn Daniels provides a complete explanation for its...