Tennant, Richard A., <br/><br/>
American Sign Language handshape dictionary / 
Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown ; illustrated by Valerie Nelson-Metlay. 
 - 1 online resource (461 pages) :  illustrations. 
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<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- How to Use This Dictionary -- One-Hand Signs -- Two-Hand Signs -- Index of English Glosses -- Acknowledgments 
<br/><br/> This reference complements other American Sign Language (ASL) dictionaries by organizing signs by handshape rather than alphabetically by English word order. In so doing, it acts best as a recognition tool for the ASL learner, leading the user quickly to specific signs without having first to refer to an English-equivalent word. Multiple meanings of a single sign also allow deaf people to increase their English vocabulary. Like other ASL dictionaries, introductory material includes a brief synopsis of the history of sign language, the meaning and importance of the five parameters of a sign (handshape, orientation, location, movement, and nonmanual signals), grammatical rules, sign language variations (dialects), and finger-spelling principles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781944838614 1944838619 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American Sign Language--Dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Dictionaries.<br/>Dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV2475  / .T46 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>419/.703