| Part 1: Let's Start at the Very Beginning |
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1 So, You Want to Learn to Sign Let us introduce you to American Sign Language. |
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2 Who Ever Thought of This Language? How ASL came to be, despite widespread efforts to stop it. |
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3 But, Is It Really a Language? Is a language without words really a language? You bet. |
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4 I'll Never Get This--Will I? Suggestions and tips for learning and using ASL |
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| Part 2: Preparing to Learn ASL |
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5 The Four Parts of a Sign No sign is complete without four, basic components. |
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6 It's the Little Things That Make All the Difference There's much more to ASL than hand motions. |
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7 Variations On a Basic Sign There are various ways to clarify or classify a sign. |
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8 ABCs and So Forth Learn the American Manual Alphabet and the importance of fingerspelling. |
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9 1-2-3s You'll learn to count to a million in this chapter. |
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| Part 3: Signs You'll Need to Know |
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10 The Family Circle and Beyond Family relationships can sometimes be rocky, but it's still good to know the signs for the people you love. |
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11 Home and Other Hangouts Find out what makes the homes of Deaf people special, and the signs for common things found in homes. |
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12 It's Off to Work (or School) We Go Knowing these signs will help you earn that promotion or advance to the head of the class. |
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13 Pets and Other Beasts If it barks, roars, swims, or grows, we'll show you how to sign it. |
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14 Anybody Hungry? Next time you want a burger with fries, you'll be able to order it in ASL. |
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15 Clothing Basics Learn the signs for everything from basics to bangles. |
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16 Clubs, Celebrations, and Occasions You'll be the belle of the ball once you've learned these signs for special events and etiquette. |
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17 Weather or Not Weather affects us all every day; let's look at the signs for those climatic considerations. |
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18 Don't Know Much About Geography Even if you're not good with directions, you'll be able to sign like you are. |
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| Part 4: More Signs You'll Need to Know |
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19 Time on Your Hands This chapter covers everything from minutes to years. |
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20 In Sickness and in Health Learn about the difficulties Deaf people encounter in hospitals, and signs for the parts of the body, illnesses, and emotions. |
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21 How Would You Describe That? Blue or green, tall or short, nice or mean, big or small-you'll learn how to describe it in sign language. |
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22 Crime and Punishment Learn about difficulties Deaf people experience within the legal system, and signs for things related to law and order. |
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23 Come and Worship Find out why religion is important in the history of ASL and learn some signs associated with religion and spirituality. |
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| Part 5: Fine-Tuning |
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24 We're Not Done Yet! It's time to look at those fun topics like prepositions and conjunctions. |
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25 Ask Me a Question There are two basic types of questions in ASL; we'll show you how to sign both of them. |
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26 Use It or Lose It Tips for advancing in ASL, and a look into some of the subtleties and humor of the language. |
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| Appendix A Resources for the Deaf and for Families and Friends |
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| Appendix B "Did You Know That..." |
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| Glossary |
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| Index |
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