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Intermediate Conversational Sign Language
Willard J Madsen
Gallaudet University Press, 1982

This fully illustrated text offers a unique approach to using American Sign Language (ASL) and English in a bilingual setting. Each of the 25 lessons involve sign language conversation using colloquialisms that are prevalent in informal conversations. Each lesson includes equivalent expressions in English, plus:

  • Glossed Vocabulary Review
  • Translation Exercises from ASL to English to ASL
  • Grammatical Notes
  • Substitution Drills
  • Suggested Activities

       The text also includes practice tests, a bibliography, and a glossed alphabetical index.

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The Other Side of Silence
Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America
Arden Neisser
Gallaudet University Press, 1983

Arden Neisser’s classic book on American Sign Language (ASL) and the Deaf community is again available, with a new prologue. The Other Side of Silence explores the Deaf community through telling interviews and research from across the country.

       In widely varying encounters, Neisser heard Deaf individuals recall how their teachers suppressed ASL, how linguists foster conflicting theories, and how various institutions of the deaf dilute ASL to suit hearing patrons. This seminal book reveals the warmth, creativity, and resilience of Deaf people, and offers an update of the community today.

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Signing With Your Clients
Florence Vold
Gallaudet University Press, 2001

Especially for use with deaf and hard-of-hearing clients, Signing with Your Clients shows how to sign the questions and statements most frequently used by clinicians.

       More than 500 line drawings illustrate the signs for 237 sentences with translations printed below. Each sentence begins and ends on the same page, and the spiral binding allows pages to be flipped easily, to leave hands free for signing. A special glossary with technical terms allows the creation of original sentences.

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Signs Across America
Edgar H. Shroyer
Gallaudet University Press, 1984
Signs Across America provides a fascinating and unique look at regional variations in American Sign Language. The authors contacted native signers in 25 states to find out their signs for 130 selected words. The results—more than 1,200 signs—are illustrated in this book. It is an invaluable reference for teachers of American Sign Language that explores the subtle differences in signs from different geographic areas.
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