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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riekehof, Lottie L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Sign Language.

Sign language.

Deaf people--Means of communication.

Deaf people.

Physical Description:

360 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Missouri : Logion Press, [2014]

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1607313618

9781607313618

OCLC:

889642616