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The joy of signing : a dictionary of American signs / [Lottie L. Riekehof].

Summary:
This is a guide for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern. It provides the basic vocabulary needed for persons entering interpreter training programs. Over 1500 signs have been illustrated and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. Includes line drawings and step-by-step descriptions of positions and movements, information about the origins of signs, as well as the correct usage of signs in context.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1607313618
  • ISBN: 9781607313618 :
  • Physical Description: 360 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: Third edition.
  • Publisher: Springfield, Missouri : Logion Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction to the third edition -- History of sign language and fingerspelling -- Terminology -- The art of signing -- The language pattern of signs: signing on the continuum -- Fingerspelling -- Manual alpha chart -- Mastering the art of signing naturally -- Words for which signs are not always required -- Statements, commands, questions -- Types of questions -- The conditional sentence -- Pluralization and frequency -- Noun/verb pairs -- Intensity and degree -- Location of signs in a story -- Use of eyes and index finger in pointing -- The signer becoming the character in the story -- Tense -- Continuity, continuous action, duration -- Regularity -- Directionality of signs -- Signs placed at appropriate locations on the body -- Incorporating numbers -- Numbers used with personal pronouns --Negation -- Classifiers and size and shape specifiers -- Organizations serving the deaf -- Vocabulary index.
Subject: American Sign Language.
Sign language.
Deaf > Means of communication.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Kutztown Community Library 419.7 RIE (Text) 33249021327006 Non-fiction Available -
New Castle Public Library 419 Riekehof (Text)
Donated: Purchased With Funds Provided By The Friends Of The Library.
31902005278809 NWCM Non-Fiction Available -
RPL - Southeast Branch Library 419.7 Rie (Text) 33223007631947 Non-fiction Available -
Sinking Spring Library 419 RIE (Text) 33249021838200 Non-fiction Available -
Tunkhannock Public Library 419 RIE (Text)
Memorial: In memory of Nancy Gavek by Charlotte Button
31650000588132 Adult Non-Fiction Checked Out 04/09/2024


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