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Author | : Rachel Sutton-Spence |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2017-09-16 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1349931799 |
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Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity is the first textbook dedicated to analyzing and appreciating sign language storytelling, poetry and humour. The authors assume no prior knowledge of sign language or literary studies, introducing readers to a world of visual language creativity in deaf communities. Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity - Explains in straightforward terms the unique features of this embodied language art form - Draws on an online anthology of over 150 sign language stories, poems and jokes - Suggests ways of analysing and appreciating the rich artistic heritage of deaf communities Watch a short video about the book.
Author | : Dirksen Bauman |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2006-12-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0520935918 |
Download Signing the Body Poetic Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This unique collection of essays, accompanied by videos, at last brings a dazzling view of the literary, social, and performative aspects of American Sign Language to a wide audience. The book presents the work of a renowned and diverse group of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing scholars who examine original ASL poetry, narrative, and drama. The videos showcases the poems and narratives under discussion in their original form, providing access to them for hearing non-signers for the first time. Together, the book and videos provide new insight into the history, culture, and creative achievements of the deaf community while expanding the scope of the visual and performing arts, literary criticism, and comparative literature. The videos may be viewed online at ucpress.edu/go/signingthebodypoetic.
Author | : Russell S. Rosen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2019-09-17 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1315406802 |
Download The Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy is the first reference of its kind, presenting contributions from leading experts in the field of sign language pedagogy. The Handbook fills a significant gap in the growing field of sign language pedagogy, compiling all essential aspects of current trends and empirical research in teaching, curricular design, and assessment in one volume. Each chapter includes historical perspectives, core issues, research approaches, key findings, pedagogical implications, future research direction, and additional references. The Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Pedagogy is an essential reference for sign language teachers, practitioners, and researchers in applied sign linguistics and first, second, and additional language learning.
Author | : Clayton Valli |
Publisher | : Gallaudet University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781563680977 |
Download Linguistics of American Sign Language Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.
Author | : Karen Lewis |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 1997-08-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0385488572 |
Download Sign Language Made Simple Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Thomas K. Holcomb |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2013-01-17 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0199777543 |
Download Introduction to American Deaf Culture Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Introduction to American Deaf Culture provides a fresh perspective on what it means to be Deaf in contemporary hearing society. The book offers an overview of Deaf art, literature, history, and humor, and touches on political, social and cultural themes.
Author | : Irene Duke |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2009-03-17 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1605507520 |
Download The Everything Sign Language Book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Discover the intricacies of American Sign Language with this comprehensive, essential guide to learning the basics of sign language. The appeal of American Sign Language (ASL) has extended beyond the Deaf community into the mainstream—it’s even popular as a class in high school and college. You are guided through the basics of ASL with clear instruction and more than 300 illustrations. With a minimum of time and effort, you will learn to sign: the ASL alphabet; questions and common expressions; numbers, money, and time. With info on signing etiquette, communicating with people in the Deaf community, and using ASL to aid child development, this book makes signing fun for the entire family.
Author | : Joseph C. Hill |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2019-01-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0429665148 |
Download Sign Languages Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book: offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology, morphology, and syntax with examples and illustrations; demonstrates how sign languages are acquired by Deaf children with varying degrees of input during early development, including no input where children create a language of their own; discusses the contexts of sign languages, including how different varieties are formed and used, attitudes towards sign languages, and how language planning affects language use; is accompanied by e-resources, which host links to video clips. Offering an engaging and accessible introduction to sign languages, this book is essential reading for students studying this topic for the first time with little or no background in linguistics.
Author | : Harry W. Hoemann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charlotte Lee Baker-Shenk |
Publisher | : Gallaudet University Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780930323844 |
Download American Sign Language Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The videocassettes illustrate dialogues for the text it accompanies, and also provides ASL stories, poems and dramatic prose for classroom use. Each dialogue is presented three times to allow the student to "converse with" each signer. Also demonstrates the grammar and structure of sign language. The teacher's text on grammar and culture focuses on the use of three basic types of sentences, four verb inflections, locative relationships and pronouns, etc. by using sign language. The teacher's text on curriculum and methods gives guidelines on teaching American Sign Language and Structured activities for classroom use.