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American Sign Language For Dummies with Online Videos
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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 Deaf community with the ability to acquire and develop language and communication skills by utilizing facial expressions and body movements to convey and process linguistic information. With American Sign Language For Dummies, the complex visual-spatial and linguistic principles that form the basis for ASL are broken down, making this a great resource for friends, colleagues, students, education personnel, and parents of Deaf children.

  • Grasp the various ways ASL is communicated
  • Get up to speed on the latest technological advancements assisting the Deaf
  • Understand how cultural background and regionalism can affect communication
  • Follow the instructions in the book to access bonus videos online and practice signing along with an instructor

    • If you want to get acquainted with Deaf culture and understand what it's like to be part of a special community with a unique shared and celebrated history and language, American Sign Language For Dummies gets you up to speed on ASL fast.
    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 Deaf community with the ability to acquire and develop language and communication skills by utilizing facial expressions and body movements to convey and process linguistic information. With American Sign Language For Dummies, the complex visual-spatial and linguistic principles that form the basis for ASL are broken down, making this a great resource for friends, colleagues, students, education personnel, and parents of Deaf children.

  • Grasp the various ways ASL is communicated
  • Get up to speed on the latest technological advancements assisting the Deaf
  • Understand how cultural background and regionalism can affect communication
  • Follow the instructions in the book to access bonus videos online and practice signing along with an instructor

    • If you want to get acquainted with Deaf culture and understand what it's like to be part of a special community with a unique shared and celebrated history and language, American Sign Language For Dummies gets you up to speed on ASL fast.
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    • Adan R. Penilla II, PhD, NIC, NAD IV, CI/CT, SC:L, ASLTA, teaches American Sign Language at Colorado State University and is a freelance interpreter for the Colorado court system. Angela Lee Taylor has taught ASL for Pikes Peak Community College and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.

    Table of Contents-

    • Introduction 1

      About This Book 1

      Foolish Assumptions 2

      Icons Used in This Book 3

      Beyond the Book 4

      Where to Go from Here 4

      Part 1: American Sign Language and You 5

      Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Sign 7

      Discovering Signs That Look like What They Mean 8

      Building on the Basics of Sign: Gestures and Expression 9

      Spelling with your fingers 9

      Shaping up those hands 12

      Benefiting with body language 14

      Gazing at the face of expression 15

      Chapter 2: Signing Grammar Basics 17

      Explaining the Parts of Speech 17

      Distinguishing between noun/verb pairs 18

      Modifying with adjectives and adverbs 20

      Talking Tenses 22

      Structuring Sentences 24

      Subjecting yourself to nouns and verbs in simple sentences 24

      Placing subjects and objects 24

      Exclaiming in Simple Sentences 31

      Signing Conditional Sentences 36

      Personification: The Secret of Agents 37

      Clarifying with Classifiers 39

      Chapter 3: Starting to Sign Basic Expressions 41

      Initiating a Conversation 41

      Attracting someone's attention 42

      Using greetings and closings 43

      Getting Acquainted 47

      Sharing feelings and emotions 49

      Connecting your thoughts 52

      Talking about where you're from 53

      Acting the Part: Constructed Dialogue and Constructed Action 62

      Constructed Dialogue 62

      Constructed Action 63

      Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers and Times Straight 65

      Counting on Numbers 65

      Getting from one to ten with cardinal numbers 67

      Ordering ordinal numbers 69

      Signing phone numbers and the like 70

      Talking about Time 70

      Signing calendar dates 74

      Chapter 5: Signing at Home 79

      Handling Signs about Your Home 79

      Touring all the rooms 83

      Furnishing your home 86

      Hanging Out for the Holidays 92

      Teaching the Tots 95

      Keeping Track of Your Subjects in Space 97

      Part 2: Refining Your ASL 99

      Chapter 6: Asking Questions and Making Small Talk 101

      Signing Key Questions: Six WS, One H 102

      Discussing Family, Friends, and More 107

      Family and friends 107

      Relating where you live and work 111

      Using Possessives and Pronouns When Chatting 123

      Personal pronouns and possessives 123

      Demonstrative pronouns 125

      Chapter 7: Asking for Directions 129

      Finding Your Way 129

      Looking to Natural Landmarks 135

      Searching the Streets 138

      Transporting Yourself 141

      Directing Your Sentences with Conjunctions 143

      Chapter 8: Dining and Going to the Market 147

      Eating Three Square Meals a Day 147

      Having breakfast 152

      Munching on lunch 154

      Enjoying dinner 159

      Dining Out 163

      Ethnic food around town 164

      Don't forget the drinks! 166

      Attention, Shoppers! 170

      Signing specialty stores 170

      Getting a good deal 172

      Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy 175

      Clothes for All Seasons 175

      The winter look 176

      Fall fashion 180

      Spring style 182

      Summer suits 186

      Clothing by color 188

      All about Money 194

      Shopping Superlatives and Comparisons 199

      Chapter 10: The Signer About Town 203

      Making Plans 203

      Going to the movies 206

      Going to the theater 211

      Going to the museum 213

      Selecting Your Social Station 215

      Chapter 11: Takin' Care of Business 221

      Occupying Yourself with Occupations 221

      Sorting...

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