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Authors: Mickey Flodin
ISBN-13: 9780399530418, ISBN-10: 039953041X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: November 2004
Edition: REV

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Author Biography: Mickey Flodin

Book Synopsis

Here is the complete learning guide that teaches American Sign Language by "category," the most popular and preferred method of teaching and learning. This easy-to-use guide is updated and expanded to include new computer and technology signs and offers a fast and simple approach to learning. Includes:

- Vocabulary reviews
- Fingerspelling exercises
- Sign matching and memory aids
- A complete glossary and a comprehensive index
- Clear instructive drawings

Author Biography: Mickey Flodin is the co-author of many widely used signing books, including Signing Made Easy, The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing, and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing, and is the author of Signing for Kids.

Table of Contents

A brief history of sign language9
Getting started : the basics16
The basic hand shapes18
Hints for better signing20
The manual alphabet22
Ch. 1Family, people and pronouns23
Ch. 2Home, clothing, and colors39
Ch. 3Food and eating53
Ch. 4Actions and related words69
Ch. 5Sports, recreation, and hobbies93
Ch. 6Animals, nature, and science105
Ch. 7Travel, holidays, location, and direction121
Ch. 8Thoughts, emotions, and abstract ideas135
Ch. 9God and religion161
Ch. 10Education, careers, and communication175
Ch. 11Cities, states, countries, and governments197
Ch. 12Numbers, money, and quantity209
Ch. 13Health, medical, and the body227
Ch. 14Time, seasons, and weather241
Ch. 15Opposites and questions255
Ch. 16Technology273
Acronymns, etc302

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