Random House Webster's American sign language legal dictionary

Random House Webster’s American sign language legal dictionary

Random House Webster’s American sign language legal dictionary

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Edition Details

  • Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Elaine Costello
  • Biografical Information: DR. ELAINE COSTELLO is a prominent educator and author who has worked in the field of deaf education for over 25 years. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Deaf Education from the University of Kansas and earned her doctorate in Instructional Technology from Syracuse University. Dr. Costello recently retired as the director and editor-in-chief of Gallaudet University Press, at the world’s only liberal arts college for the hearing impaired.
  • Language: English
  • Publication Information: New York : Random House Reference, 2003
  • Publication Type (Medium): Dictionaries
  • Type: Book
  • Other titles: Webster’s American sign language legal dictionary
    American sign language legal dictionary
  • Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/random-house-webster-s-american-sign-language-legal-dictionary/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

X, 422 pages : ILlustrations ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Random House Webster’s American sign language legal dictionary is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Responsable Person: Elaine Costello ; illustrated by Linda C. Tom.
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Number of Editions: 2 editions
  • First edition Date: 2003
  • Last edition Date: 2003
  • Languages: British English
  • Library of Congress Code: KDG250
  • ISBN: 0375719431 9780375719431
  • OCLC: 52697807

Publisher Description:

The only dictionary of its kind, Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Legal Dictionary is sure to become the definitive ASL reference for legal matters from criminal law to real estate. Whether it is used in the courtroom, classroom, office, or home, Elaine Costello’s unrivaled dictionary bridges language gaps in legal matters between the deaf community and their families, colleagues, and community. The third in a successful series of specialized sign language dictionaries, Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Legal Dictionary features over 1,000 signs, complete definitions, full-torso ILlustrations, and step-by-step descriptions of how each sign is formed.

Main Contents

Introduction: Why this dictionary?
Guide: how to use this dictionary
How to find a sign
How to make a sign
American manual alphabet used in fingerspelling
Handshapes
Numbers
Legal dictionary: A-Z.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

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