American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Dictionary

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Harper & Row, 1981 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1132 pages
This is by far the largest, most complete dictionary of sign language ever published. It is a vast reference book which will be of great use to deaf people and those who love them and work with them. 5,430 word entries and cross-references, over 8,000 drawings, made by Herbert Rogoff from rapid photographs of hand movements, 1,184 pages, a bibliography of nearly 1,300 items, seven foreign-language indexes, including Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese.

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Acknowledgments
v
The Study and Use of Sign Language by William C Stokoe Jr
xi
Pronunciation Guide
xxxviii
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