[PDF] The History Of American Sign Language eBook

Author : Emily Shaw
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2015
Category : FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
ISBN : 9781563686214

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"Dictionary of all know texts featuring illustrations of early American Sign Language and historical images of French Sign language and linking them with contemporary signs"--

Author : Adan R. Penilla, II
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1119286093

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Grasp the rich culture and language of the Deaf community To see people use American Sign Language (ASL) to share ideas is remarkable and fascinating to watch. Now, you have a chance to enter the wonderful world of sign language. American Sign Language For Dummies offers you an easy-to-access introduction so you can get your hands wet with ASL, whether you're new to the language or looking for a great refresher. Used predominantly in the United States, ASL provides the Deaf community with the ability to acquire and develop language and communication skills by utilizing facial expressions and body movements to convey and process linguistic information. With American Sign Language For Dummies, the complex visual-spatial and linguistic principles that form the basis for ASL are broken down, making this a great resource for friends, colleagues, students, education personnel, and parents of Deaf children. Grasp the various ways ASL is communicated Get up to speed on the latest technological advancements assisting the Deaf Understand how cultural background and regionalism can affect communication Follow the instructions in the book to access bonus videos online and practice signing along with an instructor If you want to get acquainted with Deaf culture and understand what it's like to be part of a special community with a unique shared and celebrated history and language, American Sign Language For Dummies gets you up to speed on ASL fast.

Author : Carol NICKENS
Publisher :
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 46,99 MB
Release : 2008-10-06
Category : American Sign Language
ISBN : 9781435740778

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American Sign Language, commonly known as, "A.S.L." has a rich history that is seldom told. It is truly the original language of the United States. Just like the diversity of U.S.A. citizens, this language is an assimilation of languages and cultures blended together to create a unique language that has stood the test of time and controversies. This book explores the origins, heros, and development of this language. An easy to read format with photos and illustrations for readers of all ages to enjoy.

Author : Charlotte Lee Baker-Shenk
Publisher : Therapy Skill Builders
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,80 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :

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Answers basic questions about American Sign Language. What is it? What is its history? Who uses it? What is the Deaf community? Why is ASL important? What are the building blocks of ASL? What is the relationship between ASL and body language? What are examples of ASL grammar?

Author : Karen Lewis
Publisher : Crown
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 1997-08-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0385488572

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Sign Language Made Simple will include five Parts: Part One: an introduction, how to use this book, a brief history of signing and an explanation of how signing is different from other languages, including its use of non-manual markers (the use of brow, mouth, etc in signing.) Part Two: Fingerspelling: the signing alphabet illustrated, the relationship between signing alphabet and ASL signs Part Three: Dictionary of ASL signs: concrete nouns, abstractions, verbs, describers, other parts of speech-approx. 1,000 illustrations. Will also include instructions for non-manual markers, where appropriate. Part Four: Putting it all together: sentences and transitions, includes rudimentary sentences and lines from poems, bible verses, famous quotes-all illustrated. Also, grammatical aspects, word endings, tenses. Part Five: The Humor of Signing: puns, word plays and jokes. Sign Language Made Simple will have over 1,200 illustrations, be easy to use, fun to read and more competitively priced than the competition. It's a knockout addition to the Made Simple list.

Author : Adan R. Penilla, II
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1119286077

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Grasp the rich culture and language of the Deaf community To see people use American Sign Language (ASL) to share ideas is remarkable and fascinating to watch. Now, you have a chance to enter the wonderful world of sign language. American Sign Language For Dummies offers you an easy-to-access introduction so you can get your hands wet with ASL, whether you're new to the language or looking for a great refresher. Used predominantly in the United States, ASL provides the Deaf community with the ability to acquire and develop language and communication skills by utilizing facial expressions and body movements to convey and process linguistic information. With American Sign Language For Dummies, the complex visual-spatial and linguistic principles that form the basis for ASL are broken down, making this a great resource for friends, colleagues, students, education personnel, and parents of Deaf children. Grasp the various ways ASL is communicated Get up to speed on the latest technological advancements assisting the Deaf Understand how cultural background and regionalism can affect communication Follow the instructions in the book to access bonus videos online and practice signing along with an instructor If you want to get acquainted with Deaf culture and understand what it's like to be part of a special community with a unique shared and celebrated history and language, American Sign Language For Dummies gets you up to speed on ASL fast.

Author : Ted Supalla
Publisher :
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 2014
Category : American Sign Language
ISBN : 9781563684944

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"This study investigates the origins of American Sign Language, its evolution from French Sign Language, and evidence about the word formation process of ASL, including data from the 19th and early 20th century dictionaries as well as the Gallaudet Lecture Films."--

Author : Douglas C. Baynton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 1998-04-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0226039684

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Forbidden Signs explores American culture from the mid-nineteenth century to 1920 through the lens of one striking episode: the campaign led by Alexander Graham Bell and other prominent Americans to suppress the use of sign language among deaf people. The ensuing debate over sign language invoked such fundamental questions as what distinguished Americans from non-Americans, civilized people from "savages," humans from animals, men from women, the natural from the unnatural, and the normal from the abnormal. An advocate of the return to sign language, Baynton found that although the grounds of the debate have shifted, educators still base decisions on many of the same metaphors and images that led to the misguided efforts to eradicate sign language. "Baynton's brilliant and detailed history, Forbidden Signs, reminds us that debates over the use of dialects or languages are really the linguistic tip of a mostly submerged argument about power, social control, nationalism, who has the right to speak and who has the right to control modes of speech."—Lennard J. Davis, The Nation "Forbidden Signs is replete with good things."—Hugh Kenner, New York Times Book Review

Author : Clayton Valli
Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 26,21 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781563680977

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New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.