Bøger af Rod R. (Rod R. Butterwoth) Butterwoth

A comprehensive guide to learning and using Sign Language in everyday life The authors of the acclaimed Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing have created a text and workbook in one. This volume will teach you how to use signing in English sentence format. Signing Made Easy offers the most thorough, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding. Presented in a large-format, easy-to-follow design, this book includes: • More than 3,500 different signs, with clear illustrations and descriptions• Instructions on how to sign in complete sentences• Exercises for learning how to give and receive signs• Drills to reinforce vocabulary retention• Chapters organized by subject -- from "Work and Careers" to "Family and Social Life" to "Food" --that build progressively on previous lessons• The complete manual alphabet• Spelling exercises throughout• Instructions for forming numbers and inflections• A complete index for easy reference

The simplest, most convenient alphabetized pocket guide to American Sign Language (ASL). Arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary format, this edition contains more than 600 signing entries with accompanying directions and illustrations. Inside you'll find many special highlights, including: · Over 600 signs -a selection of the most commonly used phrases · Detailed illustrations -- showing exact hand positions and movements · Fingerspelling -- to aid in communicating words for which there are no signs · Memory aids -- to assist in recalling how to form signs · Special sections -- on forming numbers, letters, and constructing word endings · Comprehensive Index -- of entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing The Pocket Dictionary of Signing is the most complete pocket guide to basic sign language -- and it's portable enough to be carried anywhere in a pocket or purse.

The most comprehensive alphabetized guide to American Sign Language (ASL) available today. Unlike other signing books, which organize by "categories," the Visual Dictionary is arranged in a straightforward, easy-to-use dictionary format. Inside you'll find special features offering a fast, simple approach to the art of signing, including: • More than 1,350 signs -- arranged alphabetically with directions on how to use each sign• Detailed illustrations -- showing precise hand positions and exact movements• Memory aids -- to assist in recalling how to make each sign• Sample sentences -- to clarify grammatical usage• Numbers -- from one to one million, including monetary signs• Fingerspelling -- a vital tool for communicating words for which there are no signs, or for when the sign has not yet been learned• Helpful hints -- suggestions and tips for easier signing• A comprehensive index -- with all entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing Authors Rod R. Butterworth and Mickey Flodin have written many widely used signing books, including Signing Made Easy and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing.