Tennant, Richard A. creator author. text dictionary Electronic books. Electronic books. Dictionaries. Dictionaries. xx 2020 monographic eng 1 online resource (461 pages) : illustrations. 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. Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- How to Use This Dictionary -- One-Hand Signs -- Two-Hand Signs -- Index of English Glosses -- Acknowledgments Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown ; illustrated by Valerie Nelson-Metlay. Propuesta ALA American Sign Language Dictionaries HV2475 .T46 2010 419/.703 (OCoLC)1162371420 9781944838614 1944838619 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2532318 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2532318 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2532318 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2532318 YDX 200729 20220128180826.0 on1178715051 eng