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The American Sign Language handshape dictionary / Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown ; illustrated by Valerie Nelson-Metlay.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Clerc Books, Gallaudet University Press, c1998.Description: 407 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0585193266 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780585193267 (electronic bk.)
  • 1563680432
  • 9781563680434
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R HV 2475 T296a 1998
Online resources: Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc.
Contents:
Introduction -- How to use this dictionary -- One-hand signs -- Two-hand signs -- Index of English glosses.
Review: "The unique feature of this dictionary is that it is organized by handshape rather than by alphabetical order. An American Sign Language learner can look up an unfamiliar sign by looking for the handshape rather than by looking up the word in an alphabetical English glossary. At the same time, an English speaker can look up a sign for a specific word by looking at the Index of English Glossaries located at the end of the dictionary. The introduction includes a history of sign language in the United States. Detailed instructions explain the organization of the handshape sections and the ordering of signs. The illustrations are clear and are described in terms of configuration, location, movement, orientation, and nonmanual markers"--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Referencia Referencia (1er. Piso) R HV 2475 T296a 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000077819

Includes index.

"The unique feature of this dictionary is that it is organized by handshape rather than by alphabetical order. An American Sign Language learner can look up an unfamiliar sign by looking for the handshape rather than by looking up the word in an alphabetical English glossary. At the same time, an English speaker can look up a sign for a specific word by looking at the Index of English Glossaries located at the end of the dictionary. The introduction includes a history of sign language in the United States. Detailed instructions explain the organization of the handshape sections and the ordering of signs. The illustrations are clear and are described in terms of configuration, location, movement, orientation, and nonmanual markers"--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc.

Introduction -- How to use this dictionary -- One-hand signs -- Two-hand signs -- Index of English glosses.

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