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    Basic Course in American Sign Language by Frank A. Paul (Illustrator), Humphries, Terrence J. O'Rourke, Terrence J. O'Rourke, Carol Padden

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    • Publisher: T J Publishers, Incorporated
    • Pub. Date: June 1994
    • ISBN-13: 9780932666420
    • 288pp
    • Edition Description: SECOND EDITION
    • Edition Number: 2
     
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    Synopsis

    This book contains twenty-two lessons that cover the foundations of ASL grammar and vocabulary with an emphasis on proper sentence structure. Both grammar and new vocabulary is introduced in an intuitive progression to build a solid understanding of the concepts.

    It is the perfect written complement to the award-winning CD-ROM, Sign Langauge for Everyone. The lessons include:

    • Pronouns
    • Adjectives
    • Negatives
    • Yes/No Questions and their responses
    • Negative Questions
    • Past, Present and Future Tense
    • Directional and Non-Directional Verbs
    • Using Numbers
    • Use of "This"/"That"
    • Quantifiers
    • Time Measurements
    • Conditional Sentences
    • Motion, Shape and Detail

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    Basic Course in American Sign Languageby Anonymous

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    December 08, 2006: This book help you alot if you want to learn ASL. of course it does not have all the words. but it is a useful book.

    Basic Course in American Sign Languageby Anonymous

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    October 14, 2004: We were originally using 'Learning American Sign Language' (Tom Humphries/Carol Padden) and it was much more user-friendly than 'A Basic Course in ASL.' It's harder to tell what the signs are and I found the combination of vocabulary words in each section odd. (Like they're trying to get you to be able to sign a sentence as opposed to learning things that are related. I understand why, but I don't prefer that method.) This might be a good book for someone who already knows the signs but for a beginner like me, this is difficult-even with an excellent professor. (By the way, my professor dislikes it too but her boss is making her use it.)


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