Signing Illustrated : The Complete Learning Guide

by Flodin, Mickey

• ISBN13: 9780399530418
• ISBN10: 039953041X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-02
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Here is the complete learning guide that teaches American Sign Language by "category," the most popular and preferred method of teaching and learning. This easy-to-use guide is updated and expanded to include new computer and technology signs and offers a fast and simple approach to learning. Includes:

- Vocabulary reviews
- Fingerspelling exercises
- Sign matching and memory aids
- A complete glossary and a comprehensive index
- Clear instructive drawings

Author Biography

Mickey Flodin is the coauthor of many widely used signing books, including Signing Made Easy, The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing, and is the author of Signing for Kids.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
A Brief History of Sign Language	p. 9
About This Book	p. 11
Glossary	p. 14
Getting Started: The Basics	p. 16
The Basic Hand Shapes	p. 18
Hints for Better Signing	p. 20
The Manual Alphabet	p. 22
Family, People, and Pronouns	p. 23
Home, Clothing, and Colors	p. 39
Food and Eating	p. 53
Actions and Related Words	p. 69
Sports, Recreation, and Hobbies	p. 93
Animals, Nature, and Science	p. 105
Travel, Holidays, Location, and Direction	p. 121
Thoughts, Emotions, and Abstract Ideas	p. 135
God and Religion	p. 161
Education, Careers, and Communication	p. 175
Cities, States, Countries, and Governments	p. 197
Numbers, Money, and Quantity	p. 209
Health, Medical, and the Body	p. 227
Time, Seasons, and Weather	p. 241
Opposites and Questions	p. 255
Index	p. 273
Answers to Practice Pages	p. 285
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