Description |
xxxii, 1200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Note |
Previously published as: Random House American Sign Language dictionary. 1994. |
Contents |
Abbreviations Used In This Dictionary -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Why This Dictionary -- Introduction: American Sign Language In Context -- Deafness And The Deaf Community -- What is the deaf community? -- Types of hearing loss -- Educational impact of hearing loss -- Nature Of American Sign Language -- Origins -- Is American Sign Language a language? -- Structure of American Sign Language -- Signs: the vocabulary of American Sign Language -- Historical change in Sign Language -- In Conclusion -- Guide: Hot To Use This Dictionary -- What This Dictionary Contains -- Requirements of a Lexicon of Sign Language -- Sources of signs -- Usage levels: the social appropriateness of signs and their English translations -- How To Find A Sign -- Complete entries -- Cross references -- Multiple entries for the same word -- How To Make The Sign -- Illustrations -- Descriptions -- Hints -- Dictionary. |
Summary |
Overview: The Random House Webster's Unabridged American Sign Language Dictionary is a treasury of over 5,600 signs for the novice and experienced user alike. It includes complete descriptions of each sign, plus full-torso illustrations. There is also a subject index for easy reference as well as alternate signs for the same meaning. |
Subject |
American Sign Language -- Dictionaries.
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American Sign Language. (OCoLC)fst00806935
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TeckensprÄk.
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Förenta staterna.
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Genre/Form |
Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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Added Author |
Costello, Elaine. Random House American Sign Language dictionary.
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Added Title |
American Sign Language dictionary |
ISBN |
9780375426162 |
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0375426167 |
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