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The Joy of Signing

The Illustrated Guide for Mastering Sign Language and the Manual Alphabet

by Lottie L. Riekehof

ISBN: 0882435205
ISBN-13: 9780882435206
Format: Hardcover

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Gospel Pub House
Published date: 1987
Edition: 2nd edition
Size: 8 x 11 inches
Weight: 2.1 pounds

Publisher's Notes

The best-selling sign language book is now offering more than ever. The new THE JOY OF SIGNING, SECOND EDITION provides a 15-page Appendix showing the most effective way to add signs from the American Sign Language to spoken English, & it includes these significant features: Information on which words are spoken without requiring the addition of a sign; the use of space & directionality in providing a visual picture; pluralization; tense; incorporating numbers; regularity & continuity; showing the difference between nouns & verbs where the actual sign formation is identical; indicating the difference between a statement, a command, & a question when identical signs are used; an introduction to the use of classifiers. THE JOY OF SIGNING, SECOND EDITION has approximately 1,500 signs with many of the signs updated to current usage. The "Suggested References" & the "Organizations Serving the Deaf" sections have been revised to offer more current resources. With over 1,000,000 copies in print, this best-seller combines with THE JOY OF SIGNING PUZZLE BOOK to make learning the art & ministry of sign language even more enjoyable.

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