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Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary

By Elaine Costello, Ph.D.
Illustrated by Lois Lenderman, Paul M. Setzer and Linda C. Tom

By Elaine Costello, Ph.D.
Illustrated by Lois Lenderman, Paul M. Setzer and Linda C. Tom

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Category: Reference

Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Jan 02, 2002 | ISBN 9780553584745

Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary by Elaine Costello, Ph.D.
Mass Market Paperback $9.99
Jan 02, 2002 | ISBN 9780553584745

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About Random House Webster’s Concise American Sign Language Dictionary

A complete pocket dictionary of American Sign Language

Over 4,500 fully illustrated, up-to-date signs

From basic hand shapes to fully illustrated and described signs, Random House Webster’s Concise American Sign Language Dictionary offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treasury of signs. Whether you are a novice seeking “survival signs” for basic communication or an experienced user fluent in ASL and looking to enlarge your vocabulary, you cannot find a more complete, easy-to-use sign language dictionary.

This authoritative reference includes:

• Over 4,500 signs — more than other ASL pocket dictionaries
• Detailed full-torso illustrations
• Precise, easy-to-follow instructions for performing each sign
• Signs for new and technical terms
• Hints for remembering signs
• And much more

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About Elaine Costello, Ph.D.

Elaine Costello, PhD, was a longtime educator and author in the field of deafness. For ten years she was a classroom teacher and supervisor in schools for the deaf. She also served as the director and editor in chief of the… More about Elaine Costello, Ph.D.

About Paul M. Setzer

Paul Setzer was an illustrator whose works include Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Dictionary, Come Sign With Us: Sign Language Activities for Children, and American Sign Language: A Beginning Course.

About Linda C. Tom

Linda C. Tom is an illustrator whose works include the Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Dictionary, Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Medical Dictionary, Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Legal Dictionary, At Night: A Book of Prepositions, and The Pet… More about Linda C. Tom

Product Details

Category: Reference

Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
Published by Bantam
Jan 02, 2002 | 528 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553584745

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Praise

“Dr. Costello’s work establishes ASL as a major force in the future of communications for both the deaf and the hearing.”
— Richard Dysart, trustee, Gallaudet University

“This scrupulously researched book solidifies the position of American Sign Language as a rich, vibrant, living language. It is a welcome addition to the shelf of anyone interested in the wonders of ASL.”
— Lou Ann Walker, author of A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family


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