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| The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
“The first reference source that allows users to access ASL signs
without previous knowledge of their English equivalents (far superior to those
in most other English-ASL glossaries). Likely to become indispensable on many
educators’ and students’ bookshelves.” --CHOICE
“Look up the sign, find the word! It presents students,
sign-language teachers, and Deaf people alike with a genuinely innovative
resource to hone communication skills in both ASL and English.” --Deaf Life
Now, students of American Sign Language can look up specific signs without needing to know their meaning in English beforehand by using The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary. This unique, two-way sign language dictionary can help users locate a sign whose meaning they have forgotten, or help them find the meaning of a new sign they have just seen for the first time. Instead of offering a conventional alphabetical arrangement of English words and their corresponding signs, The ASL Handshape Dictionary organizes more than 1,600 ASL signs by 40 basic handshapes and includes detailed descriptions on how to form each sign to represent the varying terms that it might mean. In easy-to-follow style, The ASL Handshape Dictionary introduces how signs are used in ASL structure and presents clear, explicit directions on how to identify a sign and its meaning in the specific context of its use. ASL students can track down almost any sign by employing a logical process of elimination, starting with whether the sign in question is made with one hand or two. Further distinctions of handshape, palm orientation, location, movement, and other nonmanual body signals help them to pinpoint their search while also refining their grasp of ASL syntax and grammar. A complete English word index provides the option of referring to an alphabetical listing of English terms to locate an equivalent sign or choice of signs. The uncommon balance of cross-reference features in The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary presents students, sign language teachers, and Deaf people alike with a genuine two-language resource that enhances the opportunity to hone communication skills in both modes. Richard Tennant, a former mathematics teacher who has studied American Sign Language extensively, resides in Acra, NY. Marianne Gluszak Brown, a child of deaf parents, is professionally certified by the American Sign Language Teachers Association and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. She works in Palisades, NY. ISBN 1-56368-043-2, 7 x 10 casebound, 408 pages, sign illustrations, index $45.00t
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