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Author Costello, Elaine.

Title Random House Webster's American Sign Language dictionary : unabridged / Elaine Costello.

Publication Info. New York : Random House Reference, c2008.

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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.
American Sign Language. (OCoLC)fst00806935
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Genre/Form Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
Added Author Costello, Elaine. Random House American Sign Language dictionary.
Added Title American Sign Language dictionary
ISBN 9780375426162
0375426167
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