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The Comprehensive Signed English Dictionary
The Comprehensive Signed English Dictionary is the premier volume of the Signed English series. This complete dictionary contains more than 3,100 signs, including signs reflecting lively, contemporary vocabulary.
The American Manual Alphabet, numbers, and sign markers all are located in the front of the book for easy reference. Other sections provide a general description of the Signed English system, its logic, and its use. This dictionary will meet the language needs of students from preschool through their adolescent years and beyond.
The American Manual Alphabet, numbers, and sign markers all are located in the front of the book for easy reference. Other sections provide a general description of the Signed English system, its logic, and its use. This dictionary will meet the language needs of students from preschool through their adolescent years and beyond.
456 pages, Hardcover
First published April 30, 1983
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August 23, 2009
This was the text used when I took a course in Signed English. The word “Comprehensive” in the title says it all, really: it includes the alphabet, numbers, and over 3000 illustrated signs. As stated in the preface, the majority of signs are taken from American Sign Language, but it includes signs from the Gaullaudet community, the various SEE systems, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and other postsecondary programs.
The primary audience of this book is of course the Deaf community, but I would recommend this book for any parent. While various kits on Signing for Babies are good starters, this text offers many more options for parents wanting to teach their children to sign. My now 19-month-old hearing grand-daughter learned to sign early, and while she still uses many signs, she has developed an extensive spoken vocabulary as well. Early on, though, signing allowed her to express her needs, so frustration was limited. She has even made up some of her own signs.
It goes without saying that for parents of children with any level of hearing impairment, teaching your child Signed English will not only help to develop his/her English, but speech and speechreading (often still incorrectly referred to as lip-reading) will also be enhanced. And obviously, the earlier you begin the better.
Finally, if you are at all interested in language, Sign is a beautiful one, and fun to learn. Teach your partner or family members a few signs to use in noisy places, or in situations that call for nonverbal communication. How invaluable are those few signs you know now – yes, those ones! Why not expand your signing vocabulary!
The primary audience of this book is of course the Deaf community, but I would recommend this book for any parent. While various kits on Signing for Babies are good starters, this text offers many more options for parents wanting to teach their children to sign. My now 19-month-old hearing grand-daughter learned to sign early, and while she still uses many signs, she has developed an extensive spoken vocabulary as well. Early on, though, signing allowed her to express her needs, so frustration was limited. She has even made up some of her own signs.
It goes without saying that for parents of children with any level of hearing impairment, teaching your child Signed English will not only help to develop his/her English, but speech and speechreading (often still incorrectly referred to as lip-reading) will also be enhanced. And obviously, the earlier you begin the better.
Finally, if you are at all interested in language, Sign is a beautiful one, and fun to learn. Teach your partner or family members a few signs to use in noisy places, or in situations that call for nonverbal communication. How invaluable are those few signs you know now – yes, those ones! Why not expand your signing vocabulary!
February 6, 2016
Above-average assortment of Sign vocabulary, with swell items you always need and have no place to look up, like "Wonder Woman" and "octopus."
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