The complete idiot's guide to learning sign language /
Complete instructions for learning American Sign Language--the fourth most used language in the United States--are provided, with tips on the the alphabet, the hand signals, and what to do in cases of miscommunication. Line drawings
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New York, NY :
Alpha Books,
©1998
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Table of Contents:
- PART 1 LET'S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING
- Chapter 1 So, You Want to Learn to Sign
- Chapter 2 Who Ever Thought of This Language?
- Chapter 3 But, Is It Really a Language?
- Chapter 4 I'll Never Get This
- Will I?
- PART 2 PREPARING TO LEARN ASL
- Chapter 5 The Four Parts of a Sign
- Chapter 6 It's the Little Things That Make All the Difference
- Chapter 7 Variations On a Basic Sign
- Chapter 8 ABCs and So Forth
- Chapter 9 1-2-3s
- PART 3 SIGNS YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW
- Chapter 10 The Family Circle and Beyond
- Chapter 11 Home and Other Hangouts
- Chapter 12 It's Off to Work (or School) We Go
- Chapter 13 Pets and Other Beasts
- Chapter 14 Anybody Hungry?
- Chapter 15 Clothing Basics
- Chapter 16 Clubs, Celebrations, and Occasions
- Chapter 17 Weather or Not
- Chapter 18 Don't Know Much About Geography
- PART 4 MORE SIGNS YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW
- Chapter 19 Time on Your Hands
- Chapter 20 In Sickness and in Health
- Chapter 21 How Would You Describe That?
- Chapter 22 Crime and Punishment
- Chapter 23 Come and Worship
- PART 5 FINE-TUNING
- Chapter 24 We're Not Done Yet!
- Chapter 25 Ask Me a Question
- Chapter 26 Use It or Lose It