Learn Sign Language in a Hurry

Author: Irene Duke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1598698680
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
"I love you." "What can I get you?" "Let's take a walk." Wanting to say simple things like these but not being able to is frustrating and disheartening—but learning how to communicate can be easy and fun! This book is a basic guide to the alphabet, vocabulary, and techniques it takes to connect using American Sign Language. Whether signing out of necessity or learning for the sake of growing, you will enjoy this practical primer. After reading this book, you will be able to use American Sign Language in a social, educational, or professional setting. Whether the goal is to communicate with hearing-impaired grandparent, a child with special needs in school, or an infant, people learn sign language for many different reasons. Easy to read and reference—and complete with images and examples of common signs—this basic guide allows you to make a meaningful connection that's otherwise impossible.

The Everything Sign Language Book

Author: Irene Duke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1605507520
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
Discover the intricacies of American Sign Language with this comprehensive, essential guide to learning the basics of sign language. The appeal of American Sign Language (ASL) has extended beyond the Deaf community into the mainstream—it’s even popular as a class in high school and college. You are guided through the basics of ASL with clear instruction and more than 300 illustrations. With a minimum of time and effort, you will learn to sign: the ASL alphabet; questions and common expressions; numbers, money, and time. With info on signing etiquette, communicating with people in the Deaf community, and using ASL to aid child development, this book makes signing fun for the entire family.

Learn Sign Language in a Hurry

Author: Irene Duke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144051383X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Super Smutty Sign Language

Author: Kristin Henson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250036496
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
Learn more than 200 dirty, explicit, and downright disgusting ASL words and phrases in this book from the creator of YouTube’s Dirty Signs with Kristin. There are plenty of books and Websites that teach you basic sign language phrases like “Hello,” “Thank you,” and “I love you.” Some even dip into crass vocabulary with “asshole,” or “bite me,” but Super Smutty Sign Language is the only book that delivers truly obscene and offensive insults, sex terms, and pop culture phrases including “Suck a bag of dicks,” “Bitch, please!” “You motorboating son of a bitch!” and “Blumpkin”. Whether you want to tell someone off or pick someone up, Super Smutty Sign Language gives you a comprehensive crash course in getting foul in ASL. Now you can say: - Cum dumpster - I lost my virginity, can I have yours? - There’s a party in my pants, and you’re invited - Gargle my balls - You cum-guzzling ass-pirate! - Let’s play leap-frog naked! -And more!

Learn Italian in a Hurry

Author: Michael P San Filippo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440516464
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
The Ultimate Guide to Learning Italian ASAP! You know how to order your favorite "ravioli" or "vino"--but that can only get you so far. If you are planning to travel to an Italian-speaking country or want a jumpstart on on how to "parlare" for a class, Learn Italian in a Hurry is your ideal pocket-sized primer to learn this beautiful language, with sections on Commonly used Italian phrases (days of the week, letter, numbers), Pronunciations and conjugations, Grammar and sentence construction, Useful words and terms, and Helpful Italian-English and English-Italian dictionaries. Complete with easy-to-read tables, pronunciation guides throughout, and even a must-visit list of Italian cities, Learn Italian in a Hurry is your key to learning Italian "rapidamente"!

American Sign Language for Kids

Author: Rochelle Barlow
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1641526025
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
The easy way for kids ages 3 to 6 (and parents) to learn American Sign Language There has never been a better way to start learning American Sign Language. Ideal for parents of nonverbal children or children with communication impairments in the preschool or kindergarten age range, American Sign Language for Kids offers a simple way to introduce both of you to ASL. Build your vocabularies with 101 signs perfect for everyday use, all featuring detailed illustrations, memory tips, and hands-on activities. American Sign Language for Kids helps you focus on the types of words you need most with chapters conveniently divided by category. Get chatty with activities that guide you through conversations. You'll be signing together in no time! American Sign Language for Kids includes: 101 Helpful signs—From family and feelings to meals and playtime, work with your child to master subjects that will help the two of you connect. Fun ways to practice—Discover enjoyable activities at the end of each section that make it exciting and engaging to learn signs and start conversing! Practical guides—Get useful advice for introducing signs to a child with autism, helpful primers on deaf culture, and more. Discover an effective and meaningful way to deepen communication with your child—American Sign Language for Kids shows you the way.

Indian Sign Language

Author: William Tomkins
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486130940
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Learn to communicate without words with these authentic signs. Learn over 525 signs, developed by the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and others. Book also contains 290 pictographs of the Sioux and Ojibway tribes.

Barron's 500 Flash Cards of American Sign Language

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764162220
Category : American Sign Language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"This boxed set of ASL flash cards features 500 signs, and is an essential reference tool for those learning to sign. Supplied in alphabetical order, nearly all signs are displayed with two photographs and directional arrows are included where appropriate, ensuring that handshapes are correctly formed so that signs are perfectly executed and communication is made effortless."--Guide

Signing the Body Poetic

Author: Dirksen Bauman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520935918
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
This unique collection of essays, accompanied by videos, at last brings a dazzling view of the literary, social, and performative aspects of American Sign Language to a wide audience. The book presents the work of a renowned and diverse group of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing scholars who examine original ASL poetry, narrative, and drama. The videos showcases the poems and narratives under discussion in their original form, providing access to them for hearing non-signers for the first time. Together, the book and videos provide new insight into the history, culture, and creative achievements of the deaf community while expanding the scope of the visual and performing arts, literary criticism, and comparative literature. The videos may be viewed online at ucpress.edu/go/signingthebodypoetic.

Fluent in 3 Months

Author: Benny Lewis
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062282700
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World is a new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don't need a great memory or "the language gene" to learn a language quickly, and debunks a number of long-held beliefs, such as adults not being as good of language learners as children.