Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
Author: Trevor Johnston
Publisher:
Published: 2007-01-18
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first comprehensive introduction to Auslan, exploring key aspects of its structure and use.
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The Survival Guide to Auslan
Author: Trevor A. Johnston
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780949050137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a beginner's pocket dictionary of Australian Sign Language (Auslan). It features: easy to use alphabetical organization of Auslan ; English translations of Auslan signs ; 500 illustrations of signs with arrows showing movement ; detailed descriptions of how to produce each sign ; background information on Auslan ; examples of variation in Auslan ; fingerspelling and number sign charts ; handshape reference chart.
Auslan Children's Picture Dictionary
Author: Lee Bilby
Publisher: Bilby Publishing & Consult
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 1921391537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis series of books are designed to be used to help you learn signs under a category, and then use those signs in your daily life.
The Auslan Dictionary
Author: Lee Bilby
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781921391811
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis dictionary remains the only one to include descriptions of how to perform the sign, and the vital context notes that allow the user to understand when a sign should, or should not be used.
Dynamics of Language Changes
Author: Keith Allan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-08-31
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9811564302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the dynamics of language changes from sociolinguistic and historical linguistic perspectives. With in-depth case studies from all around the world, it uses diverse approaches across sociolinguistics and historical linguistics to answer questions such as: How and why do language changes begin?; how do language changes spread?; and how can they ultimately be explained? Each chapter explores a different component of language change, including typology, syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, lexicology, discourse strategies, diachronic change, synchronic change, how the deafblind modify sign language, and the accommodation of language to song. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of language change over time, simultaneously advancing current research and suggesting new directions in sociolinguistic and historical linguistic approaches.
Baby Hands: Learn to Communicate With Your Baby With Sign Language
Author: Jackie Durnin
Publisher: Momentum
Published: 2012-07-01
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 1743340540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn how to communicate with your preverbal baby using baby sign language. The gift of communication between parents and their babies is one of life's true joys. With this exciting book, the process of communicating with your baby could happen sooner than you think! By introducing simple sign language into your home, your baby will soon be communicating what they want and need before they can speak! Studies in baby sign language have highlighted numerous benefits including: • Reduced frustration for Mum, Dad, baby and child care workers. • Advanced early literacy skills. • Improved memory. • Accelerated speech. • Stimulated brain development. "What a brilliant idea. I only wish Australian Baby Hands had been around when my children were tiny. Simple to understand, and helpful on so many levels. More than that, an Australian first!" —Lisa Wilkinson, Executive Editor of Madison Magazine, editor at large Australian Women's Weekly, host of Weekend Sunrise Please note: This book is based on AUSLAN – Australian sign language.
Hand Talk
Author: Jeffrey E. Davis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-07-29
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0521870100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes a unique case of sign language that served as an international language among numerous Native American nations not sharing a common spoken language. The book contains the most current descriptions of all levels of the language from phonology to discourse, as well as comparisons with other sign languages.
Linguistic Coping Strategies in Sign Language Interpreting
Author: Jemina Napier
Publisher: Studies in Interpretation
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781563686580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis ground-breaking work, originally published 15 years ago, continues to serve as the primary reference on the theories of omission potential and translational contact in sign language interpreting. In the book, noted scholar Jemina Napier explores the linguistic coping strategies of interpreters by drawing on her own study of the interpretation of a university lecture from English into Australian Sign Language (Auslan). A new preface by the author provides perspective on the importance of the work and how it fits within the scholarship of interpretation studies. The concept of strategic omissions is explored here as a tool that is consciously used by interpreters as a coping strategy. Instead of being a mistake, omitting part of the source language can actually be part of an active decision-making process that allows the interpreter to convey the correct meaning when faced with challenges. For the first time, Napier found that omission potential existed within every interpretation and, furthermore, she proposed a new taxonomy of five different conscious and unconscious omission types. Her findings also indicate that Auslan/English interpreters use both a free and literal interpretation approach, but that those who use a free approach occasionally switch to a literal approach as a linguistic coping strategy to provide access to English terminology. Both coping strategies help negotiate the demands of interpretation, whether it be lack of subject-matter expertise, dealing with dense material, or the context of the situation. Napier also analyzes the interpreters' reflections on their decision-making processes as well as the university students' perceptions and preferences of their interpreters' linguistic choices and styles. Linguistic Coping Strategies in Sign Language Interpreting is a foundational text in interpretation studies that can be applied to interpreting in different contexts and to interpreter training.
A Visit to the Zoo
Author: Kerrie Taylor
Publisher:
Published: 2018-03
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780646983554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHannah is a little girl like any other, except she wears a hearing aid and uses Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to communicate. Join her and her mum as they visit the animals at the zoo.With Auslan images correlating with the written story, this book is perfect for families with deaf members to read with or simply for readers interested in learning a wonderful language.
Haben
Author: Haben Girma
Publisher: Twelve
Published: 2019-08-06
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1538728710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage. Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the world in search of the secret to belonging. She explored numerous fascinating places, including Mali, where she helped build a school under the scorching Saharan sun. Her many adventures over the years range from the hair-raising to the hilarious. Haben defines disability as an opportunity for innovation. She learned non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to handling an electric saw. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Haben pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law, and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities. Haben takes readers through a thrilling game of blind hide-and-seek in Louisiana, a treacherous climb up an iceberg in Alaska, and a magical moment with President Obama at The White House. Warm, funny, thoughtful, and uplifting, this captivating memoir is a testament to one woman's determination to find the keys to connection. "This autobiography by a millennial Helen Keller teems with grace and grit." -- O Magazine "A profoundly important memoir." -- The Times ** As featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, and on The TODAY Show ** A New York Times "New & Noteworthy" Pick ** An O Magazine "Book of the Month" Pick ** A Publishers Weekly Bestseller **
