The American Sign Language Phrase Book, 3rd Edition
$53.71
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2008
Summary
Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL
You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign Language, providing a quick way for you to converse with deaf people.
Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780071497138 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0071497137 |
| Author: | Lou Fant, Barbara Bernstein Fant, Betty Miller |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Imprint: | McGraw-Hill Contemporary |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 521g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 18mm |
| Series: | NTC Foreign Language |
About The Author
Lou Fant
Barbara Bernstein Fant has taught beginning and advanced ASL at Seattle Central Community College since 1990. On occasion, she contracts with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and Seattle Diversity Words in providing ASL classes and tutoring to various corporations. She has served as the chair of the Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services board.Lou Fant (1931-2001) was considered a leading expert in the ASL field–and considered the ambassador between two worlds. He was a teacher, interpreter, consultant, sign language coach, and actor. His accomplishments included cofounding the National Theatre of the Deaf in 1967; creating the sign laguage for the film Clan of the Cave Bear; being the sign language coach in Children of a Lesser God; coaching such actors as Diane Keaton and Mare Winningham; appearing in scores of movies, plays, TV shows; and hosting the Emmy Award-winning TV program “Off Hand.”
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