This dictionary represents the cutting edge in reference for American Sign Language, with a treasury of signs for the novice and experienced user alike. Its many features include:
- Over 4,500 signs
- Complete descriptions of each sign, plus full-torso illustrations
- Separate sections on geographical signs
- How numbers are signed in different contexts and the role of finger spelling, also a subject index.
This dictionary gives you alternate signs for the same meaning, plus different signs for different meanings of the same word. Also complete definitions that show you which meanings go with which signs. There are over 3,000 cross references for the illustraded signs.
[Random House Reference; Revised (1998), 539 pages; Soft cover]