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  • The American Sign Language Starter: A Beginner's Guide
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  • Richard A. Tennant and Marianne Gluszak Brown, Illustrations by Valerie Nelson-Metlay
  • 2002
  • Published by: Gallaudet University Press
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Beginning signers now can improve their recognition of the most commonly used signs with this easy-to-follow handbook based upon the revolutionary dictionary. The American Sign Language Handshape Starter illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard handshapes used in American Sign Language (ASL). Carefully chosen for their common use, the signs also have been organized by day-to-day topics, including food, travel, family, sports, clothing, school terms, time, nature and animals, and many others from everyday conversation.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Front Matter
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  1. Contents
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-9
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  1. The American Manual Alphabet
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  1. The American Manual Numbers
  2. p. 11
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  1. The American Sign Language Handshapes
  2. pp. 12-13
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  1. 1. Classroom Vocabulary
  2. pp. 14-31
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  1. 2. Question Words
  2. pp. 32-34
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  1. 3. Action Words
  2. pp. 35-51
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  1. 4. Quantity
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  1. 5. Prepositions
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  1. 6. People
  2. pp. 60-69
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  1. 7. Thoughts/Emotions
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  1. 8. Food
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  1. 9. Sports
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  1. 10. Opposites
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  1. 11. Animals
  2. pp. 108-112
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  1. 12. Days of the Week/Time
  2. pp. 113-121
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  1. 13. Holidays/Religion
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  1. 14. Travel/Transportation
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  1. 15. Colors
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  1. 16. Weather/Seasons
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  1. 17. Clothing
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  1. 18. Health/Body
  2. pp. 141-146
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  1. 19. Community
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  1. 20. Sentence Builders
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  1. Index of Terms
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  1. Subject Index
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