Sign Language category: 113 books
The Silent Book
A Deaf Family and the Disappearing Australian-Irish Sign Language
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
The book tells the story of the author's mother and father as Deaf people in the context of their lives in Victoria, their schooling in New South Wales in the 1920s and their adult lives. She brings to the fore the rural environment that surrounded their lives as children and as adults in rural...
Learning Sign Language
Tips for learning American Sign Language and other signed languages
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Learning Sign Language is a great resource of tips and tricks for those taking classes or who are interested in learning American Sign Language (ASL). Instead of an instructional book on using sign language, this is a manual that helps the student know how to learn signs.
If the interest...
by Brenda Schick, Marc Marschark, Patricia Elizabeth Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2005
The use of sign language has a long history. Indeed, humans' first languages may have been expressed through sign. Sign languages have been found around the world, even in communities without access to formal education. In addition to serving as a primary means of communication for Deaf communities,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
How do people use sign languages in different situations around the world? How are sign languages distributed globally? What happens when they come in contact with spoken and written languages? These and other questions are explored in this new introduction to the sociolinguistics of sign languages...
by Catherine Nichols, David Bowell
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Learning a new language is easier than you think! This informative book teaches you the basics of American Sign Language.
It's the third most used language in the United States--and yet it's “spoken” without even opening your mouth! It's estimated that as many as two million Americans speak...
by City Lit
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2010
Learn British Sign Language quickly and easily with this essential guide and CD-Rom
This lively guide introduces the key hand shapes and gestures you need to communicate in British Sign Language. The illustrations depict both the actions and facial expressions used to sign accurately, while...
Learn to Sign the Fun Way!
Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2010
The perfect guide to signing for everyone!
Never before has learning to sign been so simple and so much fun! Whether you are a teacher or a parent, this lively self-guided book of American Sign Language (ASL) will quickly become your kids' new favorite teacher!
Learn to Sign the Fun Way goes beyond...
The Linguistics of British Sign Language
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 1999
This is the first detailed explanation of the way British Sign Language works and is the product of many years' experience of research and teaching sign linguistics to deaf and hearing people. It assumes no previous knowledge of linguistics or sign language, and is not structured around traditional...
Show of Hands
A Natural History of Sign Language
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Most scholarly speculation on the origin of human language has centered around speech. However, the growing understanding of sign languages on human development has transformed the debate on language evolution. David F. Armstrong’s new book Show of Hands: A Natural History of Sign Language casts...
Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
An introduction to sign language linguistics
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2007
This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of Auslan, providing an accessible overview of its grammar (how sentences are structured), phonology (the...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
What are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findings tell us about human language more generally? This thematic and geographic overview examines more than forty sign languages from around...
Learn Sign Language in a Hurry
Grasp the Basics of American Sign Language Quickly and Easily
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2009
"I love you."
"What can I get you?"
"Let's take a walk."
Wanting to say simple things like these but not being able to is frustrating and disheartening-but learning how to communicate can be easy and fun! This book is a basic guide to the alphabet, vocabulary, and techniques it takes to connect...
by SparkNotes
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
Learn How to Sign the Easy Way!
So many language books start off with everything that you don’t need to know. Of course, anybody who wants to become fluent in another language needs to learn its grammar, sentence structure, and idiosyncrasies. But what if there’s no time to become fluent?
For...
by Speedy Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2014
An American Sign Language Guide helps someone trying to learn sign language, by allowing the person to study at their own pace and in their own time. Also, an American Sign Language Guide allows the person who is wanting to learn Sign Language to study anywhere that is convenient for them. This could...