Talking with Your Hands, Listening with Your Eyes: A Complete Photographic Guide to American Sign Language - Paperback

Talking with Your Hands, Listening with Your Eyes: A Complete Photographic Guide to American Sign Language - Paperback

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Categories : The Modern Bookshelf
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by Gabriel Grayson (Author)

AMERICA'S #1 ASL REFERENCE BOOK - OVER 75,000 COPIES SOLD!

After English and Spanish, it is the third most common language in North America. Over 22 million people use it to communicate. It has its own beauty, its own unmistakable form, and its own inherent culture. It is American Sign Language (ASL), the language of the deaf.

Gabriel Grayson has put together a book that makes signing accessible, easy, and fun. Using almost 1,400 photographs, he has created a comprehensive primer to the techniques, words, and phrases of signing. Each word or phrase is accompanied by a photo or series of photos that show hand and body motions and facial expressions. Along with the images are step-by-step instructions for forming the sign, as well as a helpful "Visualize" tip that connects the sign with its meaning for easier recall.

After examining the fascinating history and nature of both sign language and the deaf community, Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes explains signing basics, covering such topics as handshapes, fingerspelling, signing etiquette, and more. The remaining chapters provide over 1,700 words and phrases. Throughout the book, informative insets focus on fascinating aspects of deaf history, deaf culture, and significant deaf personalities.

Author Biography

GabrielGrayson has served as the chairperson of the Department ofSign Language at New School University in New York City, and as a principalcourt-appointed sign language interpreter for the NYC judicial system. Grayson isalso the best-selling author of the esteemed American Sign Language (ASL)reference guide Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes

Number of Pages: 392
Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.9 x 8.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 01, 2003
Award: Benjamin Franklin Award (2004)
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Categories : The Modern Bookshelf
Tags : Books, Language Arts & Disciplines, Price Written on Book, Reference, Sign Language

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by Gabriel Grayson (Author)

AMERICA'S #1 ASL REFERENCE BOOK - OVER 75,000 COPIES SOLD!

After English and Spanish, it is the third most common language in North America. Over 22 million people use it to communicate. It has its own beauty, its own unmistakable form, and its own inherent culture. It is American Sign Language (ASL), the language of the deaf.

Gabriel Grayson has put together a book that makes signing accessible, easy, and fun. Using almost 1,400 photographs, he has created a comprehensive primer to the techniques, words, and phrases of signing. Each word or phrase is accompanied by a photo or series of photos that show hand and body motions and facial expressions. Along with the images are step-by-step instructions for forming the sign, as well as a helpful "Visualize" tip that connects the sign with its meaning for easier recall.

After examining the fascinating history and nature of both sign language and the deaf community, Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes explains signing basics, covering such topics as handshapes, fingerspelling, signing etiquette, and more. The remaining chapters provide over 1,700 words and phrases. Throughout the book, informative insets focus on fascinating aspects of deaf history, deaf culture, and significant deaf personalities.

Author Biography

GabrielGrayson has served as the chairperson of the Department ofSign Language at New School University in New York City, and as a principalcourt-appointed sign language interpreter for the NYC judicial system. Grayson isalso the best-selling author of the esteemed American Sign Language (ASL)reference guide Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes

Number of Pages: 392
Dimensions: 0.9 x 10.9 x 8.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 01, 2003
Award: Benjamin Franklin Award (2004)

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