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The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition

The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition

The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition
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The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition Paperback - 1995

by Butterworth, Rod R.; Flodin, Mickey

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Arranged in a straightforward, easy-to-use format, readers learn to improve their sign language skills with the sample sentences provided. More than 1,350 signs are arranged alphabetically with directions on how to form each sign and detailed illustrations showing precise hand positions and exact movements.

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  • Title The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition
  • Author Butterworth, Rod R.; Flodin, Mickey
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rev Sub
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher TarcherPerigee, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1995-08-01
  • Features Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0399519521-4-24589733
  • ISBN 9780399519529 / 0399519521
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.4 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 3.56 cm)
  • Size 5x1x8
  • Age range 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Physically Challenged
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects American Sign Language - Dictionaries
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95001380
  • Dewey Decimal Code 419
  • Quantity available 1

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Reader reviews for The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition

From the publisher

The most comprehensive alphabetized guide to American Sign Language (ASL) available today.

Unlike other signing books, which organize by "categories," the Visual Dictionary is arranged in a straightforward, easy-to-use dictionary format.

Inside you'll find special features offering a fast, simple approach to the art of signing, including:
- More than 1,350 signs -- arranged alphabetically with directions on how to use each sign
- Detailed illustrations -- showing precise hand positions and exact movements
- Memory aids -- to assist in recalling how to make each sign
- Sample sentences -- to clarify grammatical usage
- Numbers -- from one to one million, including monetary signs
- Fingerspelling -- a vital tool for communicating words for which there are no signs, or for when the sign has not yet been learned
- Helpful hints -- suggestions and tips for easier signing
- A comprehensive index -- with all entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing

Authors Rod R. Butterworth and Mickey Flodin have written many widely used signing books, including Signing Made Easy and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing.

From the rear cover

The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing is the easiest, most comprehensive alphabetized guide to American Sign Language (Ameslan) available today. Unlike other signing books, which organize by "categories", the Visual Dictionary is arranged in a straightforward easy-to-use dictionary format. Inside you'll find special features offering a fast, simple approach to the art of signing, including over 1,350 signs - arranged alphabetically with directions on how to form each sign; detailed illustrations - showing precise hand positions and exact movements; memory aids - to assist in recalling how to make each sign; sample sentences - to clarify grammatical usage; numbers - from one to one million, including monetary signs; fingerspelling - a vital tool for communicating words for which there are no signs, or for when the sign has not yet been learned; helpful hints - suggestions and tips for easier signing; and comprehensive index - including all entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing.

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Citations

  • Rec Ref Bks in Paperback, 01/01/2000, Page 172

About the author

Mickey Flodin is the author of Signing Everyday Phrases, Signing for Kids, Signing is Fun, Signing Illustrated, and co-author, with Rod R. Butterworth, of The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing, The Pocket Dictionary of Signing, and Signing Made Easy.
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