Author : Richard A. Tennant
Release : 1998
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 434/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary by : Richard A. Tennant
Download or read book The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary written by Richard A. Tennant. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizes 1,600-plus ASL signs by 40 basic hand shapes rather than in alphabetical word order. This format allows users to search for a sign that they recognize but whose meaning they have forgotten or for the meaning of a new sign they have seen for the first time. The entries include descriptions of how to form each sign to represent the varying terms they might mean. Index of English glosses only. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR