Sign Language

British Sign Language (B.S.L.) is the visual gestural language of the Deaf community in Britain and is the first or preferred language of over 70,000 people. This is the first major B.S.L./English Dictionary to be published. It contains over 1,800...

This is the first detailed explanation of the way British Sign Language works and is the product of many years' experience of research and teaching sign linguistics to deaf and hearing people. It assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics or sign...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788910794578Author Cristie PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Cristina DovanPublisher Cristina DovanWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

The Italians are the masters of speaking with their hands: think of a taxi driver in Rome stuck in traffic or a village gossip spreading the tale of a cuckolded husband. Bruno Munari's little handbook will help you decipher this language of gestures, an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905913107Author Cath SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Co-Sign CommunicationsPublisher Co-Sign Communications

Learn British Sign Language quickly and easily with this essential guide and CD-Rom This lively guide introduces the key hand shapes and gestures you need to communicate in British Sign Language. The illustrations depict both the actions and facial...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954238469Author Cath SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Co-Sign CommunicationsPublisher Co-Sign Communications

'Should be required reading for all beginners ... A very useful book' British Deaf News 'Great to help further understanding of the language of deaf people' The Teacher This new cover edition of Sign Language Companion offers a clear introduction...

'Seeing Voices is both a history of the deaf and an account of the development of an extraordinary and expressive language' - Evening Standard Imaginative and insightful, Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks offers a way into a world that is, for many people,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638074243Author Travis Belmontes-MerrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm)...

Deaf children experience language deprivation at alarmingly high rates. One contributing factor is that most are born to non-signing hearing parents who face insurmountable barriers to learning a signed language. This Element presents a case for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905913220Author Cath SmithPage Count 134Imprint Co-Sign CommunicationsPublisher Co-Sign CommunicationsDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 10mm

This book presents a 'Traveller's Guide' to Deaf Culture, starting from the premise that Deaf cultures have an important contribution to make to other academic disciplines, and human lives in general. Within and outside Deaf communities, there is a need...

Do you want to be able to understand and use British Sign Language confidently? All you need is this best-selling course. Learn everyday, useful BSL through real-life situations that make the grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable. Hundreds of line...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062736345Author Martin L A SternbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 800Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780380728220Author Roger FoutsFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Avon BooksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905913039Author Cath SmithPage Count 114Imprint Co-Sign CommunicationsPublisher Co-Sign Communications

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...

How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? The diversity of languages today is varied, but it is steadily declining. In this Very...

You may feel like you can't possibly be any closer with your young child, but the truth is, you can--through sign language.The gift of signing helps children communicate well before they have the verbal ability to do so. Whether you have a young child...

"Listen with your eyes . . .Sign Language is a method of presenting thoughts via pictures made with one's hands."People are adaptable. This trait is particularly useful when one of the five senses is weakened and another becomes more acute to compensate...

Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented tactile language and a way...

Czech: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the core structures and features of modern Czech. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the...

Start signing with your baby today! This comprehensive book makes signing easy with photos of real kids using 100+ signs, plus expert advice on teaching your baby to communicate early. In Baby Sign Language, Mary Smith-ASL interpreter and founder of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641520775Author Lane RebeloFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 216mm *...

The discovery of the importance of sign language in the deaf community is very recent indeed. This book provides a study of the communication and culture of deaf people, and particularly of the deaf community in Britain. The authors' principal aim is to...

Grasp the rich culture and language of the Deaf community To see people use American Sign Language (ASL) to share ideas is remarkable and fascinating to watch. Now, you have a chance to enter the wonderful world of sign language. American Sign Language...

Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys and the use of nonverbal forms of communication among monks when rules of silence forbade them from speaking. After examining the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646116423Author Rochelle BarlowFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641525671Author Lane RebeloFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 213mm *...

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In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood - American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060914257Author Ann Lou WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399532603Author Karyn WarburtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar...

Featuring more than 1,000 ASL sign drawings arranged alphabetically by English terms, plus delightful color illustrations and practice sentences for each sign, the Gallaudet Children's Dictionary stands alone as the best, most entertaining ASL reference...

A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity...

Now with 100 additional symbols plus more case studies. The interest surrounding baby signing continues to increase as more and more parents embrace this special world of communication, which allows babies to communicate before they can talk. Sign...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743247139Author Margalit FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 468gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...