American Sign Language for dummies

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Title:

American Sign Language for dummies

Author:

Penilla, Adan R., author.

ISBN:

9781119286073

Edition:

[3rd edition]

Physical Description:

xi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

--For dummies.

General Note:

Includes index.

"Go to Dummies.com for videos, step-by-step examples, how-to articles, or to shop!"--Page [4] of Cover.

Contents:

American Sign Language and you. You already know a little sign ; Signing grammar basics ; Starting to sign basic expressions ; Getting your numbers and times straight ; Signing at home -- Refining your ASL. Asking questions and making small talk ; Asking for directions ; Dining and going to the market ; Shopping made easy ; The signer about town ; Takin' care of business ; Recreation and the great outdoors ; Here's to your health -- Looking at life through deaf eyes. The Deaf community and Deaf etiquette ; Soliciting social justice ; Using technology to communicate -- The part of tens. Ten tips to help you sign like a pro ; Ten ways to pick up sign quickly ; Ten popular deaf expressions.

Subject Term:

American Sign Language.

Sign language.

Deaf -- Means of communication.

Added Author:

Taylor, Angela Lee,

Summary:

"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 Practice signing with videos online 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."--Amazon.com description.

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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 Notes

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.

Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 1
Foolish Assumptions	p. 2
Icons Used in This Book	p. 3
Beyond the Book	p. 4
Where to Go from Here	p. 4
Part 1 American Sign Language and You	p. 5
Chapter 1 You Already Know a Little Sign	p. 7
Discovering Signs That Look like What They Mean	p. 8
Building on the Basics of Sign: Gestures and Expression	p. 9
Spelling with your fingers	p. 9
Shaping up those hands	p. 12
Benefiting with body language	p. 14
Gazing at the face of expression	p. 15
Chapter 2 Signing Grammar Basics	p. 17
Explaining the Parts of Speech	p. 17
Distinguishing between noun/verb pairs	p. 18
Modifying with adjectives and adverbs	p. 20
Talking Tenses	p. 22
Structuring Sentences	p. 24
Subjecting yourself to nouns and verbs in simple sentences	p. 24
Placing subjects and objects	p. 24
Exclaiming in Simple Sentences	p. 31
Signing Conditional Sentences	p. 36
Personification: The Secret of Agents	p. 37
Clarifying with Classifiers	p. 39
Chapter 3 Starting to Sign Basic Expressions	p. 41
Initiating a Conversation	p. 41
Attracting someone's attention	p. 42
Using greetings and closings	p. 43
Getting Acquainted	p. 47
Sharing feelings and emotions	p. 49
Connecting your thoughts	p. 52
Talking about where you're from	p. 53
Acting the Part: Constructed Dialogue and Constructed Action	p. 62
Constructed Dialogue	p. 62
Constructed Action	p. 63
Chapter 4 Getting Your Numbers and Times Straight	p. 65
Counting on Numbers	p. 65
Getting from one to ten with cardinal numbers	p. 67
Ordering ordinal numbers	p. 69
Signing phone numbers and the like	p. 70
Talking about Time	p. 70
Signing calendar dates	p. 74
Chapter 5 Signing at Home	p. 79
Handling Signs about Your Home	p. 79
Touring all the rooms	p. 83
Furnishing your home	p. 86
Hanging Out for the Holidays	p. 92
Teaching the Tots	p. 95
Keeping Track of Your Subjects in Space	p. 97
Part 2 Refining Your ASL	p. 99
Chapter 6 Asking Questions and Making Small Talk	p. 101
Signing Key Questions: Six Ws, One H	p. 102
Discussing Family, Friends, and More	p. 107
Family and friends	p. 107
Relating where you live and work	p. 111
Using Possessives and Pronouns When Chatting	p. 123
Personal pronouns and possessives	p. 123
Demonstrative pronouns	p. 125
Chapter 7 Asking for Directions	p. 129
Finding Your Way	p. 129
Looking to Natural Landmarks	p. 135
Searching the Streets	p. 138
Transporting Yourself	p. 141
Directing Your Sentences with Conjunctions	p. 143
Chapter 8 Dining and Going to the Market	p. 147
Eating Three Square Meals a Day	p. 147
Having breakfast	p. 152
Munching on lunch	p. 154
Enjoying dinner	p. 159
Dining Out	p. 163
Ethnic food around town	p. 164
Don't forget the drinks!	p. 166
Attention, Shoppers!	p. 170
Signing specialty stores	p. 170
Getting a good deal	p. 172
Chapter 9 Shopping Made Easy	p. 175
Clothes for All Seasons	p. 175
The winter look	p. 176
Fall fashion	p. 180
Spring style	p. 182
Summer suits	p. 186
Clothing by color	p. 188
All about Money	p. 194
Shopping Superlatives and Comparisons	p. 199
Chapter 10 The Signer About Town	p. 203
Making Plans	p. 203
Going to the movies	p. 206
Going to the theater	p. 211
Going to the museum	p. 213
Selecting Your Social Station	p. 215
Chapter 11 Takin' Care of Business	p. 221
Occupying Yourself with Occupations	p. 221
Sorting Office Supplies	p. 227
Getting to Work	p. 230
Chapter 12 Recreation and the Great Outdoors	p. 235
Exercising Your Right to Recreate	p. 235
Getting into the competitive spirit	p. 236
Setting out solo	p. 242
Playing Indoor Games	p. 245
Having Fun with Hobbies	p. 248
Seeing the Night Sky	p. 251
Getting the Weather Report	p. 254
Asking Rhetorical Questions in ASL	p. 259
Chapter 13 Here's Your Health	p. 263
Going to the Doctor	p. 263
Signaling medical personnel	p. 263
Figuring out how you feel	p. 265
Expressing medical terms	p. 267
Describing Ailments and Treatments	p. 269
Pointing to Body Parts	p. 272
Handling Emergencies	p. 277
Part 3 Looking At Life Through Deaf Eyes	p. 281
Chapter 14 The Deaf Community and Deaf Etiquette	p. 283
Digging into Sign's Past	p. 284
Examining When and How ASL began	p. 284
Facing the Challenges of the Deaf Community	p. 285
Putting the past behind us	p. 285
You've come a long way, baby	p. 286
The Deaf as an Ethnic Group	p. 288
Understanding Deaf culture	p. 289
Knowing who falls into the Deaf cultural community	p. 289
Living as bilingual/bicultural people	p. 290
Being Sensitive to Being Deaf	p. 291
Living together in a hearing world	p. 291
Getting the Deaf perspective	p. 292
Participating in the Deaf Community	p. 292
Finding your place in the Deaf community	p. 293
Communicating with new Deaf friends for the first time	p. 294
Questions you shouldn't ask	p. 295
Interpreting for the Deaf Community	p. 295
Chapter 15 Soliciting Social Justice	p. 297
Oralists and Manualists Meet in Milan	p. 298
The Deaf Have It	p. 299
Rejecting Language Oppression	p. 299
Movers and Shakers	p. 300
Chapter 16 Using Technology to Communicate	p. 301
Using Videophones: Can You See Me Now?	p. 301
Communicating with videophones	p. 302
What to expect when using a video relay service	p. 303
Keeping quiet what is private	p. 304
Using Other Communication Methods	p. 304
Texting 24/7	p. 304
Chatting visually	p. 305
Calling through Captioning	p. 305
Part 4 The Part of Tens	p. 307
Chapter 17 Ten Tips to Help You Sign like a Pro	p. 309
Watch Yourself and Others Sign	p. 309
Discover Multiple Signs for Communicating One Thing	p. 310
Practice Your Signing - with Others	p. 310
Always Fingerspell a Name First	p. 310
Adjust Your Eyes; Everyone's Signing Is Different	p. 310
Use Facial Expressions like Vocal Inflections	p. 311
Journal Your Progress	p. 311
Get Some Signing Space	p. 312
Don't Jump the Gun	p. 312
Watch the Face, Not the Hands	p. 312
Chapter 18 Ten Ways to Pick Up Sign Quickly	p. 313
Volunteer at a Residential School for the Deaf	p. 313
Volunteer at Local Deaf Clubs	p. 314
Attend Deaf Social Functions	p. 314
Make Deaf Friends	p. 315
Assist Deaf Ministries	p. 315
Attend Conferences for Interpreters	p. 315
Work at Camps for the Deaf	p. 315
Attend Silent Weekends	p. 316
Go to Deaf Workshops and Deaf Conferences	p. 316
Watch Sign Language Videos	p. 317
Chapter 19 Ten Popular Deaf Expressions	p. 319
Swallowed the Fish	p. 319
Train Gone	p. 320
Pea Brain	p. 320
Rats!/Darn!	p. 321
I Hope	p. 322
Your Guess Is as Good as Mine	p. 322
Cool!	p. 322
Oh No!	p. 323
That's Superb!	p. 323
That's Pretty Straight-Laced	p. 324
Wow!	p. 324
Index	p. 325

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