Sign Language 2

Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brai……続きを見る

This Danish Sign Language Alphabet reference guide is a manual that includes professionally illustrated and approved signs of the Danish hand alphabet and of the numbers 0-10. This book is part of a……続きを見る

Imagine being able to ask your poodle, “Who’s at the door?” and having her respond, “It’s Katy.” Or asking your golden retriever, “Do you want a treat?” and him responding, “No, water.” Or asking yo……続きを見る

Dieses Nachschlagewerk für das deutschschweizer Fingeralphabet ist ein kleines Referenzbuch, das professionell illustrierte und validierte Zeichen des deutschen Handalphabets der Schweiz sowie der Z……続きを見る

This Irish Sign Language Alphabet reference guide is a manual that includes professionally illustrated and approved signs of the Irish hand alphabet and of the numbers 0-10. This book is part of a s……続きを見る

Learn British Sign Language quickly and easily with this essential guide and CD-Rom This lively guide introduces the key hand shapes and gestures you need to communicate in British Sign Language. Th……続きを見る

The #1 Baby Signing Book THE EASY WAY TO "TALK" WITH BABY...AS SIMPLE AS 1-2-3 What if your baby could "talk" to you before he or she could actually speak? Sign Babies creator Nancy Cadjan brings ye……続きを見る

This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Ey……続きを見る

This thirty-eighth volume of the People’s Linguistic Survey of India is devoted to the Indian Sign Language (ISL), the language of the Deaf in India. The articles in the volume are divided into four……続きを見る

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew edition, is an introduc……続きを見る

Open the door to greater communication with your preverbal child through Baby Sign Language. This practical, illustrated guide shows how simple, easy-to-remember gestures can be used by you and your……続きを見る

This easy-to-use guide helps parents communicate with their baby before they can speak, forge stronger bonds and reduce frustrations.  It comes with clear and engaging illustrations, activity i……続きを見る

A Sign Language study guide is a tool that accompanies a basic course in American Sign Language. It is designed to contain drills featuring sentences in order to give the student an effective way to……続きを見る

The Joy of Signing is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in……続きを見る

At a time when many of the world's languages are at risk of extinction, the imperative to document, analyse and teach them before time runs out is very great. At this critical time new technologies,……続きを見る

American Sign Language is a wonderful silent language of hands, face, and body that is rich with nuance, emotion, and grace. Bantam is proud to present the newly revised Signing : How To Speak With ……続きを見る

Since the fourth century, when Spanish monks first started signing to communicate during their vows of silence, sign language has been used in religious communities of all faiths. Present-day Americ……続きを見る

Gesture, or visible bodily action that is seen as intimately involved in the activity of speaking, has long fascinated scholars and laymen alike. Written by a leading authority on the subject, this ……続きを見る

The Joy of Signing is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in……続きを見る

An American Sign Language Guide helps someone trying to learn sign language, by allowing the person to study at their own pace and in their own time. Also, an American Sign Language Guide allows the……続きを見る

A sign language guide will help kids learn to sign easily and effectively. Kids are extremely receptive to new languages and signing is no exception. Pictures and diagrams in the study guide will he……続きを見る

'Metonymy' is a type of figurative language used in everyday conversation, a form of shorthand that allows us to use our shared knowledge to communicate with fewer words than we would otherwise need……続きを見る

A study guide on sign language would essentially help readers to learn a completely different form of communication. It would reveal the appropriate hand movements for communicating with a non-verba……続きを見る

How do people use sign languages in different situations around the world? How are sign languages distributed globally? What happens when they come in contact with spoken and written languages? Thes……続きを見る

Language, Corpus and Empowerment applies a novel corpus-driven approach to the exploration of the concept of empowerment in healthcare. The book proposes an innovative corpus-based methodology for f……続きを見る

Language which develops ‘against all the odds’ is very precious. Words were not enough for Tom; it was signs that made sense of a world silenced by meningitis. Confidence came via joyful and positiv……続きを見る

This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language study, it explores each key aspect of the structure of……続きを見る

The use of sign language has a long history. Indeed, humans' first languages may have been expressed through sign. Sign languages have been found around the world, even in communities without access……続きを見る

More the 1.46 million people in the United States have hearing losses in sufficient severity to be considered deaf; another 21 million people have other hearing impairments. For many deaf and hard-o……続きを見る

Deaf around the World is a compendium of work by scholars and activists on the creation, context, and form of sign languages, and on the social issues and civil rights of Deaf communities. Renowned ……続きを見る