Adan R. Penilla, Angela Lee Taylor

American Sign Language For Dummies with Online Videos (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119286097
• Artikelnr.: 47136884

Autorenporträt

Adan R. Penilla II, PhD, NIC, NAD IV, CI/CT, SC:L, ASLTA, teaches American Sign Language at Colorado State University and is a freelance interpreter for the Colorado court system. Angela Lee Taylor has taught ASL for Pikes Peak Community College and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

PART 1: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND YOU 5

CHAPTER 1: You Already Know a Little Sign 7

Discovering Signs That Look like What They Mean 8

Building on the Basics of Sign: Gestures and Expression 9

Spelling with your fingers 9

Shaping up those hands 12

Benefiting with body language 14

Gazing at the face of expression 15

CHAPTER 2: Signing Grammar Basics 17

Explaining the Parts of Speech 17

Distinguishing between noun/verb pairs 18

Modifying with adjectives and adverbs 20

Talking Tenses 22

Structuring Sentences 24

Subjecting yourself to nouns and verbs in simple sentences 24

Placing subjects and objects 24

Exclaiming in Simple Sentences 31

Signing Conditional Sentences 36

Personification: The Secret of Agents 37

Clarifying with Classifiers 39

CHAPTER 3: Starting to Sign Basic Expressions 41

Initiating a Conversation 41

Attracting someone's attention 42

Using greetings and closings 43

Getting Acquainted 47

Sharing feelings and emotions 49

Connecting your thoughts 52

Talking about where you're from 53

Acting the Part: Constructed Dialogue and Constructed Action 62

Constructed Dialogue 62

Constructed Action 63

CHAPTER 4: Getting Your Numbers and Times Straight 65

Counting on Numbers 65

Getting from one to ten with cardinal numbers 67

Ordering ordinal numbers 69

Signing phone numbers and the like 70

Talking about Time 70

Signing calendar dates 74

CHAPTER 5: Signing at Home 79

Handling Signs about Your Home 79

Touring all the rooms 83

Furnishing your home 86

Hanging Out for the Holidays 92

Teaching the Tots 95

Keeping Track of Your Subjects in Space 97

PART 2: REFINING YOUR ASL 99

CHAPTER 6: Asking Questions and Making Small Talk 101

Signing Key Questions: Six Ws, One H 102

Discussing Family, Friends, and More 107

Family and friends 107

Relating where you live and work 111

Using Possessives and Pronouns When Chatting 123

Personal pronouns and possessives 123

Demonstrative pronouns 125

CHAPTER 7: Asking for Directions 129

Finding Your Way 129

Looking to Natural Landmarks 135

Searching the Streets 138

Transporting Yourself 141

Directing Your Sentences with Conjunctions 143

CHAPTER 8: Dining and Going to the Market 147

Eating Three Square Meals a Day 147

Having breakfast 152

Munching on lunch 154

Enjoying dinner 159

Dining Out 163

Ethnic food around town 164

Don't forget the drinks! 166

Attention, Shoppers! 170

Signing specialty stores 170

Getting a good deal 172

CHAPTER 9: Shopping Made Easy 175

Clothes for All Seasons 175

The winter look 176

Fall fashion 180

Spring style 182

Summer suits 186

Clothing by color 188

All about Money 194

Shopping Superlatives and Comparisons 199

CHAPTER 10: The Signer About Town 203

Making Plans 203

Going to the movies 206

Going to the theater 211
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