Bibliograph

Signing, how to speak with your hands, Elaine Costello ; illustrated by Lois A. Lehman

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Signing, how to speak with your hands, Elaine Costello ; illustrated by Lois A. Lehman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 233) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Signing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9153567

Responsibility statement

Elaine Costello ; illustrated by Lois A. Lehman

Sub title

how to speak with your hands

Summary

"Guide to American Sign Language, with more than 1200 illustrated signs"--Cover subtitle

Table Of Contents

The basics. Fingerspelling ; Questions ; Negatives -- Things. Three ways to form plurals -- People. Pronouns ; Gender ; The person marker -- Foods and eating. The signing space ; Symmetry ; The dominant hand -- Descriptions. The order of nouns and adjectives ; Adjectives and adverbs ; Opposites -- Numbers, money, and math. The teens ; First, second, third ... ; Years, house numbers, and money -- Time, days, and seasons. Past, present, and future time ; Time of day ; Adding numbers to time -- Places. Here, there ; Look ; Making two signs at the same time -- Health and survival. Signs that express difficulty ; Sign placement ; Compounds -- Recreation. Initialized signs ; The iconicity of signs ; Repeating signs -- Actions. The direction the sign moves ; Past, present, future ; The "to be" verb -- Being and feeling. Signs for thinking activities ; Signs for feeling ; Slang and restricted signs -- Religion and communication. Emphasis ; Signs showing judgment ; Religious signs

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