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American Sign Language.


American Sign Language American Sign Language
n.
The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada.


American Sign Language (ASL),
n.
 

Deborah Kent

Franklin Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there.  

557 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 NY 10012

053112018X $17.95 1-800-242-7737

American Sign Language blends facial, hand and body movements for communication with the deaf, yet many guides to the language are designed with adults in mind. All ages may readily learn about ASL's development given Deborah Kent's American Sign Language: it covers the changing history and controversies surrounding ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language , revealing the complex and changing issues surrounding ASL.
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Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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