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    Sign Language Made Simple

    A Complete Introduction to American Sign Language

    Part of Made Simple

    Author Karen Lewis
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    Paperback
    $18.00 US
    Crown
    7.7"W x 10.2"H x 0.55"D  
    On sale Aug 18, 1997 | 256 Pages | 9780385488570
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    Sign Language Made Simple will include five Parts:

    Part One: an introduction, how to use this book, a brief history of signing and an explanation of how signing is different from other languages, including its use of non-manual markers (the use of brow, mouth, etc in signing.)
    Part Two: Fingerspelling: the signing alphabet illustrated, the relationship between signing alphabet and ASL signs
    Part Three: Dictionary of ASL signs: concrete nouns, abstractions, verbs, describers, other parts of speech-approx. 1,000 illustrations. Will also include instructions for non-manual markers, where appropriate.
    Part Four: Putting it all together: sentences and transitions, includes rudimentary sentences and lines from poems, bible verses, famous quotes-all illustrated. Also, grammatical aspects, word endings, tenses.
    Part Five: The Humor of Signing: puns, word plays and jokes.



    Sign Language Made Simple will have over 1,200 illustrations, be easy to use, fun to read and more competitively priced than the competition. It's a knockout addition to the Made Simple list.

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    Sign Language Made Simple will include five Parts:

    Part One: an introduction, how to use this book, a brief history of signing and an explanation of how signing is different from other languages, including its use of non-manual markers (the use of brow, mouth, etc in signing.)
    Part Two: Fingerspelling: the signing alphabet illustrated, the relationship between signing alphabet and ASL signs
    Part Three: Dictionary of ASL signs: concrete nouns, abstractions, verbs, describers, other parts of speech-approx. 1,000 illustrations. Will also include instructions for non-manual markers, where appropriate.
    Part Four: Putting it all together: sentences and transitions, includes rudimentary sentences and lines from poems, bible verses, famous quotes-all illustrated. Also, grammatical aspects, word endings, tenses.
    Part Five: The Humor of Signing: puns, word plays and jokes.



    Sign Language Made Simple will have over 1,200 illustrations, be easy to use, fun to read and more competitively priced than the competition. It's a knockout addition to the Made Simple list.

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