Random House Webster's American Sign Language Computer Dictionary

by COSTELLO, ELAINE PHD

• ISBN13: 9780375719424
• ISBN10: 0375719423
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Random House Reference

Summary

The second in a series of specialized language dictionaries,Random House Webster's American Sign Language Computer Dictionaryextends Random House Webster's established, successful sign language reference line into the world of computers, the Internet, e-mail, and the World Wide Web. This unique compilation of ASL signs is the ideal, up-to-date reference tool -- providing access to cyberspace for members of the Deaf community, their families, friends, teachers, and colleagues. Features: Full-torso illustrations and descriptions of how to make the signs Lookup made easy through multiple cross references Full definitions, not merely one-word glossaries

Author Biography

<b>Dr. Elaine Costello </b>is a prominent educator and author who has been associated with the field of deafness for more than 25 years. She holds a Master of Science Degree in deaf education from the University of Kansas and earned her doctorate in instructional technology from Syracuse University. Dr. Costello has recently retired as the director and editor-in-chief of Gallaudet University Press at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only liberal arts college for the deaf, and is a prolific author of reference works for the deaf.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why This Dictionary?	vi
Guide: How to Use This Dictionary	ix
How to Find a Sign	ix
How to Make a Sign	x
American Manual Alphabet Used in Fingerspelling	xii
Handshapes	xiii
Numbers	xiii
Computer Dictionary: A-Z	1