The Joy of Signing (Hardcover)

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The best-selling sign language book is now offering more than ever. The new THE JOY OF SIGNING, SECOND EDITION provides a 15-page Appendix showing the most effective way to add signs from the American Sign Language to spoken English, & it includes these significant features: Information on which words are spoken without requiring the addition of a sign; the use of space & directionality in providing a visual picture; pluralization; tense; incorporating numbers; regularity & continuity; showing the difference between nouns & verbs where the actual sign formation is identical; indicating the difference between a statement, a command, & a question when identical signs are used; an introduction to the use of classifiers. THE JOY OF SIGNING, SECOND EDITION has approximately 1,500 signs with many of the signs updated to current usage. The "Suggested References" & the "Organizations Serving the Deaf" sections have been revised to offer more current resources. With over 1,000,000 copies in print, this best-seller combines with THE JOY OF SIGNING PUZZLE BOOK to make learning the art & ministry of sign language even more enjoyable.In this standard work on sign language for the deaf, over 1500 signs have been clearly illustrated and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. Line drawings and step-by-step descriptions of hand positions aid rapid learning.Illustrating over 1,500 signs, the best-selling The Joy of Signing, Second Edition is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current signs used in English American Sign Language. Rather than simply providing isolated words, this manual encourages signing fluency through the placement of words within the context of sentence formation. Such developments include the difference between a statement, command & question when identical signs are used; pluralization; tense; ordinal numbers; & introduction of the use of classifiers. Also included in the manual are sections on the history of sign language & fingerspelling, the art of signing, language patterns of signs, an illustrated guide for fingerspelling & a detailed index of every sign included in the book. This bestseller combines with The Joy of Signing Puzzle Book (0-88243-676-7, $4.50) & The Joy of Signing Puzzle Book 2 (0-88243-538-8. $7.99) & enhances the learning process through constructive enjoyment. Written by Lottie L. Riekehof who has been Professor of Sign Communications at Gallaudet University, the world's only liberal arts college for the deaf. Now retired, she is engaged in activities involving deaf children. Order your copy of The Joy of Signing, Second Edition from your local bookstore or Gospel Publishing House, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802; 800-641-4310. Our website address is www.gospelpublishing.com.