Linguistics of American Sign Language

• Author : Clayton Valli,Ceil Lucas
• Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
• Release : 20 April 2021

New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4

• Author : Adan R. Penilla, II,Angela Lee Taylor
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 11 November 2016

Grasp the rich culture and language of the Deaf community To see people use American Sign Language (ASL) to share ideas is remarkable and fascinating to watch. Now, you have a chance to enter the wonderful world of sign language. American Sign Language For Dummies offers you an easy-to-access introduction so you can get your hands wet with ASL, whether you're new to the language or looking for a great refresher. Used predominantly in the United States, ASL provides the

• Author : Carol J. Nickens
• Publisher : Lulu.com
• Release : 20 April 2021

• Author : Scott K. Liddell
• Publisher : Mouton De Gruyter
• Release : 20 April 1980

• Author : John Tabak
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 20 April 2021

Looks at the history and development of American Sign Language.

• Author : Dennis Cokely,Charlotte Baker-Shenk
• Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
• Release : 20 April 1991

The first volume in a three-volume guide that introduces beginning students to conversational American Sign Language (ASL).

• Author : Russell Scott Rosen,James W. Guido
• Publisher : Wellfleet
• Release : 13 October 2015

Here is the ultimate guide to learning American Sign Language including finger spelling, numbers, inflections, hand shapes.

• Author : Professor of Lingusitics Ceil Lucas,Ceil Lucas,Robert Bayley,Clayton Valli
• Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
• Release : 20 April 2021

This volume provides a complete description of ASL variation. People from varying regions and backgrounds have different ways of saying the same thing. For example, in English some people say "test," while others say "tes'," dropping the final "t." Noted scholars Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, and Clayton Valli led a team of exceptional researchers in applying techniques for analyzing spoken language variation to ASL. Their observations at the phonological, lexical, morphological, and syntactic levels demonstrate that ASL variation correlates with

• Author : Irene Duke
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 17 March 2009

The appeal of American Sign Language (ASL) has extended beyond the Deaf community into the mainstream—it’s even popular as a class in high school and college. You are guided through the basics of ASL with clear instruction and more than 300 illustrations. With a minimum of time and effort, you will learn to sign: the ASL alphabet; questions and common expressions; numbers, money, and time. With info on signing etiquette, communicating with people in the Deaf community, and using

• Author : David A. Stewart,Jennifer Stewart
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 05 January 2021

Barron’s American Sign Language is a brand-new title on ASL that can be used in the classroom, as a supplemental text to high school and college courses, or for anyone who wants to learn proper ASL. The only book with comprehensive instruction and online graded video practice quizzes, plus a comprehensive final video exam. Content includes topics on the Deaf culture and community, ASL Grammar, fingerspelling, combining signs to construct detailed sentences, Everyday ASL, and much more. More than 1,000

• Author : Scott K. Liddell,Liddell Scott K.
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 13 March 2003

Sample Text

• Author : Robert Newby
• Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
• Release : 20 April 1990

Presents the classic tale of the king who wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. Line drawing depict selected sentences in American Sign language.

• Author : Catherine Nichols,David Bowell
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 01 August 2013

Learning a new language is easier than you think! This informative book teaches you the basics of American Sign Language. It's the third most used language in the United States--and yet it's “spoken” without even opening your mouth! It's estimated that as many as two million Americans speak American Sign Language, a method of communication that's both fun and useful, even if you or your friends and family are not hearing impaired. American Sign Language uses simple-to-follow photographs to teach

• Author : Harlan L. Lane,Francois Grosjean
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 29 September 2017

Published in 1989, Recent Perspectives on American Sign Language is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology.

• Author : Martin L. Sternberg
• Publisher : Collins Reference
• Release : 04 November 1998

An updated version of the abridged edition of the author's "American Sign Language" features more than five hundred new signs in a guide to the third most common language in the United States