Bibliograph

The joy of signing, the illustrated guide for mastering sign language and the manual alphabet, Lottie L. Riekehof

Type

Label

The joy of signing, the illustrated guide for mastering sign language and the manual alphabet, Lottie L. Riekehof

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The joy of signing

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Lottie L. Riekehof

Sub title

the illustrated guide for mastering sign language and the manual alphabet

Summary

The Joy of Signing is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern. This updated third edition provides the basic vocabulary needed for persons entering interpreter training programs. Over 1,500 signs are clearly illustrated and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. Families as well as professionals will appreciate this manual's conceptually based vocabulary. It includes sections on the history of sign language and fingerspelling, the art of signing, language patterns of signs, and an illustrated guide for fingerspelling

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor