The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing: Revised & Expanded Third Edition

By Rod R. Butterworth and Mickey Flodin

Book Overview

The most comprehensive alphabetized guide to American Sign Language (ASL) available today.

Unlike other signing books, which organize by "categories," the Visual Dictionary is arranged in a straightforward, easy-to-use dictionary format.

Inside you'll find special features offering a fast, simple approach to the art of signing, including:
- More than 1,350 signs -- arranged alphabetically with directions on how to use each sign
- Detailed illustrations -- showing precise hand positions and exact movements
- Memory aids -- to assist in recalling how to make each sign
- Sample sentences -- to clarify grammatical usage
- Numbers -- from one to one million, including monetary signs
- Fingerspelling -- a vital tool for communicating words for which there are no signs, or for when the sign has not yet been learned
- Helpful hints -- suggestions and tips for easier signing
- A comprehensive index -- with all entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing

Authors Rod R. Butterworth and Mickey Flodin have written many widely used signing books, including Signing Made Easy and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399519521
• ISBN13: 9780399519529
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

This is a great learning tool!

I have just started learning to sign. I used the smaller pocket version of this book to learn my first 600 signs. I purchased this larger version to continue my learning. The descriptions are clear, and the memory hints are very helpful. I recommend this book without reservation!

Fabulous resource for any signer...novice to sage!!

As a professional sign language interpreter, I am often asked by non-signers to recommend a book for them to begin learning this beautiful, expressive language...this is always the first one I mention!

Absolutely wonderful

The clear easy-to-understand descriptions and pictures make using this dictionary a breeze. One of the best signing books I've seen.

The best sign language book I've seen.

Unlike a lot of the other ASL books, this one has clear and precise diagrams as well as written descriptions of each sign. This book was such a relief to find after trying to make sense out of the badly drawn signs shown in most other ASL dictionaries and workbooks.