Author: Butterworth, Rod.
Publisher: Perigee
A comprehensive guide to learning and using Sign Language in everyday life The authors of the acclaimed Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing have created a text and workbook in one. This volume will teach you how to use signing in English sentence format. Signing Made Easy offers the most thorough, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding. Presented in a large-format, easy-to-follow design, this book includes: - More than 3,500 different signs, with clear illustrations and descriptions - Instructions on how to sign in complete sentences - Exercises for learning how to give and receive signs - Drills to reinforce vocabulary retention - Chapters organized by subject -- from Work and Careers to Family and Social Life to Food --that build progressively on previous lessons - The complete manual alphabet - Spelling exercises throughout - Instructions for forming numbers and inflections - A complete index for easy reference