| The Pocket Dictionary of Signing Revised and Exp Edition Contributor(s): Butterworth, Rod R. (Author), Flodin, Mickey (Author) |
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ISBN: 039951743X ISBN-13: 9780399517433 Publisher: Tarcherperigee OUR PRICE: $12.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1992 Annotation: With more than 100,000 copies in print, this easy-to-use pocket edition of Ameslan has become a classic in its field. Arranged in a dictionary format, the revised and expanded edition contains over 600 signing entries with accompanying directions, illustrations, and sample sentences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Sign Language - Reference | Dictionaries - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy |
| Dewey: 419.03 |
| LCCN: 91030462 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 4.5" W x 7.3" (0.41 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The simplest, most convenient alphabetized pocket guide to American Sign Language (ASL). Arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary format, this edition contains more than 600 signing entries with accompanying directions and illustrations. Inside you'll find many special highlights, including: - Over 600 signs -a selection of the most commonly used phrases - Detailed illustrations -- showing exact hand positions and movements - Fingerspelling -- to aid in communicating words for which there are no signs - Memory aids -- to assist in recalling how to form signs - Special sections -- on forming numbers, letters, and constructing word endings - Comprehensive Index -- of entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing The Pocket Dictionary of Signing is the most complete pocket guide to basic sign language -- and it's portable enough to be carried anywhere in a pocket or purse. |