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 Signingis the most complete pocket guide to basic sign language -- and it’s portable enough to be carried anywhere in a pocket or purse.Mickey Flodin is the author ofSigning Everyday Phrases,Signing for Kids,Signing is Fun,Signing Illustrated, and co-author, with Rod R. Butterworth, ofThe Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing,The Pocket Dictionary of Signing, andSigning Made Easy.US