Sign Language Made Simple

Authors: Karen B. Lewis, Roxanne Henderson
Creators: Michael Brown, Cassio Lynm
Category: Book

Buy New: $21.95

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 3770191

Media: Library Binding
Edition: 1 Reprint
Pages: 255
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.5 x 0.9

ISBN: 1435276833
Dewey Decimal Number: 419
EAN: 9781435276833
ASIN: 1435276833

Publication Date: May 16, 2008
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Also Available In:

•	Paperback - Sign Language Made Simple: A Complete Introduction to American Sign Language (Made Simple)
•	Hardcover - Sign Language Made Simple (Made Simple Books (Doubleday))

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Sign Language Made Simple will include five Parts:

Part One: an introduction, how to use this book, a brief history of signing and an explanation of how signing is different from other languages, including its use of non-manual markers (the use of brow, mouth, etc in signing.)
Part Two: Fingerspelling: the signing alphabet illustrated, the relationship between signing alphabet and ASL signs
Part Three: Dictionary of ASL signs: concrete nouns, abstractions, verbs, describers, other parts of speech-approx. 1,000 illustrations. Will also include instructions for non-manual markers, where appropriate.
Part Four: Putting it all together: sentences and transitions, includes rudimentary sentences and lines from poems, bible verses, famous quotes-all illustrated. Also, grammatical aspects, word endings, tenses.
Part Five: The Humor of Signing: puns, word plays and jokes.

Sign Language Made Simple will have over 1,200 illustrations, be easy to use, fun to read and more competitively priced than the competition. It's a knockout addition to the Made Simple list.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

easy to use October 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Got this book for a class. It's easy to use, includes different variations of signs that might be used. As with any sign book though, you have to try to figure out what the sign will look like in action from a drawing.

5 out of 5 stars

comprehensive start to ASL February 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have taken ASL classes and was using this book as a review. It's pretty comprehensive and contains substantive amounts of nouns (both concrete and abstract), verbs, adjectives, etc. The pictures and the descriptions are very helpful too.

4 out of 5 stars

Good introduction for self-teaching of the basics of ASL May 17, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Good book for getting started... after reading and using it you may want to get a more complete education in Sign Language.

4 out of 5 stars

Excellent Resource May 18, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is very helpful for those wishing to learn some basic sign language.

4 out of 5 stars

Great for beginners October 24, 1998
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This book is great for beginners. It shows you alot of signs that would get you started and on your way. However, our class has learned that because all of the signs are not 'universal', we needed an ASL dictionary to go along with it. The discriptions of the signing actions need to be read a couple of times in some instances to understand what you are susposed to do. But is is good for a beginner to get the basics.