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The American Sign Language Phrase Book

by Barbara Bernstein Fant

A practical ASL reference for everyday exchanges

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A practical ASL reference for everyday exchanges

Organized around more than 500 everyday American Sign Language phrases, this paperback reference centers on usable communication across common situations. Its illustrated entries cover subjects including health, family, school, sports, travel, food, money, religion, time, and casual conversation. A technology chapter adds vocabulary and phrases related to the internet, computing, and video relay. Particularly useful for learners still building confidence, the book also includes ways to discuss signing itself—such as requesting slower signing, explaining fingerspelling ability, and asking for assistance. Hundreds of line drawings support the phrase-based format, making the volume a focused companion for looking up expressions by context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adult ASL beginners building a practical phrase vocabulary
  • Learners seeking illustrated references for daily conversation topics
  • People who want ASL phrases for technology and communication about signing

Themes

American Sign LanguageEveryday communicationFingerspellingTechnology vocabularyDeaf communication

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Book overview

Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL

You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign Language, providing a quick way for you to converse with deaf people.

Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk. This edition's new chapter on technology boasts 50 phrases to help you communicate about the Internet, computing, video relay, and more. There is even a chapter that gives you phrases for communicating about signing: asking people to sign slower, indicating your fingerspelling ability, and requesting help with your fledgling skills.

From asking simple questions ("How are you?") to more complex phrases ("There's no sign for that, you have to fingerspell it."), The American Sign Language Phrase Book gives you the power to communicate easily and comfortably in ASL.

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