Title: Communicating with deaf people
First published: 1978
Description: This is the only text that provides a comprehensive, nontechnical summary of the information currently available on features of American Sign Language that are important for understanding its grammatical structure and social use. It is based upon recent, solid research in linguistics and related areas of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics that are currently generating a rich body of data on American Sign Language. The book offers special value for teachers and students of American Sign Language in college classrooms and adult education programs. It contains information specifically designed to enrich teaching as well as learning experiences. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: American Sign Language, Deafness, Manual Communication, Rehabilitation, Sign Language, Langage par signes, Moyens de communication, Sourds, Gebarentaal, Manual communication, American sign language
LC classification: HV2474 .H64