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From: Fran.O'gorman@f94.n272.z1.fidonet.org (Fran O'gorman)
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Subject: Re: Need rec for sign lang
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Date: 23 Mar 91 03:07:01 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 FO>> Sternberg American Sign Dictionary is good because of it's
 FO>> thoroughness but is more a look-it-up type book than one for
 FO>> browsing

 JO> You expressed that well, Fran.  Need exists for both the "browsing"
 JO> and the "look-up" structures.  I have room for each on my
 JO> bookshelf. And I like the topical structure of your Sign Friends.

There's one other type I've noticed too, the lesson type, where
it's grouped around specific exercises like the A Basic Course in
Sign by Humphries, Padden and O'Rourke.  I don't use that type
myself but I can see their benefit for someone trying to teach
themselves sign in a semi-structured manner.

--Fran

Oh thanks for saying that--the arrangement-- I had the 'browser'
in mind when I set it up like that. :-)

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