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Table of Contents Cover Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1: American Sign Language and You Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Sign Discovering Signs That Look like What They Mean Building on the Basics of Sign: Gestures and Expression Chapter 2: Signing Grammar Basics Explaining the Parts of Speech Talking Tenses Structuring Sentences Exclaiming in Simple Sentences Signing Conditional Sentences Personification: The Secret of Agents Clarifying with Classifiers Chapter 3: Starting to Sign Basic Expressions Initiating a Conversation Getting Acquainted Acting the Part: Constructed Dialogue and Constructed Action Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers and Times Straight Counting on Numbers Talking about Time Chapter 5: Signing at Home Handling Signs about Your Home Hanging Out for the Holidays Teaching the Tots Keeping Track of Your Subjects in Space Part 2: Refining Your ASL Chapter 6: Asking Questions and Making Small Talk Signing Key Questions: Six Ws, One H Discussing Family, Friends, and More Using Possessives and Pronouns When Chatting Chapter 7: Asking for Directions Finding Your Way Looking to Natural Landmarks Searching the Streets Transporting Yourself Directing Your Sentences with Conjunctions Chapter 8: Dining and Going to the Market Eating Three Square Meals a Day Dining Out Attention, Shoppers! Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy Clothes for All Seasons All about Money Shopping Superlatives and Comparisons Chapter 10: The Signer About Town Making Plans Selecting Your Social Station Chapter 11: Takin’ Care of Business Occupying Yourself with Occupations Sorting Office Supplies Getting to Work Chapter 12: Recreation and the Great Outdoors Exercising Your Right to Recreate Playing Indoor Games Having Fun with Hobbies Seeing the Night Sky Getting the Weather Report Asking Rhetorical Questions in ASL Chapter 13: Here’s to Your Health Going to the Doctor Describing Ailments and Treatments Pointing to Body Parts Handling Emergencies Part 3: Looking at Life through Deaf Eyes Chapter 14: The Deaf Community and Deaf Etiquette Digging into Sign’s Past Examining When and How ASL began Facing the Challenges of the Deaf Community The Deaf as an Ethnic Group Being Sensitive to Being Deaf Participating in the Deaf Community Interpreting for the Deaf Community Chapter 15: Soliciting Social Justice Oralists and Manualists Meet in Milan The Deaf Have It Rejecting Language Oppression Movers and Shakers Chapter 16: Using Technology to Communicate Using Videophones: Can You See Me Now? Using Other Communication Methods Calling through Captioning Part 4: The Part of Tens Chapter 17: Ten Tips to Help You Sign like a Pro Watch Yourself and Others Sign Discover Multiple Signs for Communicating One Thing Practice Your Signing — with Others Always Fingerspell a Name First Adjust Your Eyes; Everyone’s Signing Is Different Use Facial Expressions like Vocal Inflections Journal Your Progress Get Some Signing Space Don’t Jump the Gun Watch the Face, Not the Hands Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Pick Up Sign Quickly Volunteer at a Residential School for the Deaf Volunteer at Local Deaf Clubs Attend Deaf Social Functions Make Deaf Friends Assist Deaf Ministries Attend Conferences for Interpreters Work at Camps for the Deaf Attend Silent Weekends Go to Deaf Workshops and Deaf Conferences Watch Sign Language Videos Chapter 19: Ten Popular Deaf Expressions Swallowed the Fish Train Gone Pea Brain Rats!/Darn! I Hope Your Guess Is as Good as Mine Cool! Oh No! That’s Superb! That’s Pretty Straight-Laced Wow! About the Authors Advertisement Page Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement Guide Cover Table of Contents Begin Reading

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Grasp the rich culture and language of the Deaf community To see people use American Sign Language (ASL) to share ideas is remarkable and fascinating to watch. Now, you have a chance to enter the wonderful world of sign language. American Sign Language For Dummies offers you an easy-to-access introd