Learn American Sign Language, Second Edition: Everything You Need to Start Signing - Complete Beginners Guide - 1000 Signs

di James W. Guido (Autore)

Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc, 2025

Master American Sign Language (ASL) with this updated edition of the best-selling guide featuring thousands of photographs of signing Deaf actors.  ASL is a vibrant, easy-to-learn language that is used by approximately half a million people each day. With this updated edition of Learn American Sign Language, you can learn how to communicate existing, new, and updated signs in ASL. This new edition features: Learn 1000 signs, including signs for school, the workplace, around the house, out and about, food and drink, nature, emotions, small talk, and more. Includes new signs from the past 10 years and slang that is more reflective of our current culture Unlock the storytelling possibilities of ASL with classifiers, easy ways to modify signs that can turn “fishing” into “catching a big fish” and “walking” into “walking with a group.” Find out how to make sentences with signs, use the proper facial expressions with your signs, and other vital tips Organized by theme and with an index at the back, this easy-to-use and accessible reference boasts a layflat format that leaves your hands free for practice. Become an effective ASL communicator and storyteller with Learn American Sign Language the definitive guide to ASL.

• Autore: James W. Guido
• Editore: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Spiral bound
• Pagine: 256 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 203 mm
• Peso: 871 gr.
• EAN: 9781577155522

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