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.
| ISBN: | 9780385488570 |
| Publication date: | 18th August 1997 |
| Author: | Karen B Lewis, Roxanne Henderson |
| Publisher: | Crown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 255 pages |
| Series: | Made Simple |
| Genres: |
Sign languages, Braille and other linguistic communication Self Help and Personal Development Linguistics |
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 signsPart 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.
Sign Language Made Simple features in the following genres: Sign languages, Braille and other linguistic communication, Self Help and Personal Development, Linguistics
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Sign Language Made Simple was written by Karen B Lewis, Roxanne Henderson and published by Crown
Sign Language Made Simple has 255 pages
Yes it is part of Made Simple series