Record details

• ISBN: 039953041X
• ISBN: 9780399530418
• Physical Description: 318 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
• Edition: Revised Perigee trade paperback edition, Expanded edition.
• Publisher: New York : Berkley Pub. Group, [2004]
• Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A Perigee book."

"With a new section on computer and technology terms"--Cover.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- A brief history of sign language -- About this book -- Glossary -- Getting started : the basics -- The basic hand shapes -- Hints for better signing -- The manual alphabet -- 1. Family, people and pronouns -- 2. Home, clothing, and colors -- 3. Food and eating -- 4. Actions and related words -- 5. Sports, recreation, and hobbies -- 6. Animals, nature, and science -- 7. Travel, holidays, location, and direction -- 8. Thoughts, emotions, and abstract ideas -- 9. God and religion -- 10. Education, careers, and communication -- 11. Cities, states, countries, and governments -- 12. Numbers, money, and quantity -- 13. Health, medical, and the body -- 14. Time, seasons, and weather -- 15. Opposites and questions -- 16. Technology -- Acronyms, etc. -- Index -- Answers to practice pages.

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Subject:

American Sign Language > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.