sign language hand talkL17符号语言手交谈.pdf

TableofContents

Introduction...................4

LearningSignLanguage........6

TeachingAnimalstoSign......10

FamousSignLanguageUsers...12

Conclusion..................15

Glossary...............16

Index..................16

SignLanguageandHandTalk•LevelL3

Introduction

Peoplehavealwaysusedtheir

handstocommunicate.Today,

peoplestillcommunicatewiththeir

hands.Aofficerholdsupa

handtostopacar.Adadwaveshis

handtosay“hello”and“goodbye.”

Amomusesherhandto“blow”her

sonakiss.

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Peoplewhoaredeaforhardofhearing

usetheirhandstomakelettersand

words.Thiskindofcommunication

iscalledsignlanguage.

Signlanguagefirststartedinthe

UnitedStatesin1815.AnAmerican

namedThomasGallaudethelped

createanAmericanSignLanguage

fromFrenchhandsigns,Native

Americanhandsigns,andother

handsigns.

Gallaudet

GallaudetCollege,1897,aschoolfordeafstudents,wasnamed

forThomasGallaudet.

SignLanguageandHandTalk•LevelL5

ball

LearningSignLanguage

Today,signlanguageistaughtto

deafpeoplefromwhentheyare

veryyoung.Whenadeafchild

isplayingwithaball,aparent

usestwohandstomakeasignfor

ball.Then,theparentpointstothe

ball.Thesignforballiscalleda

wholewordsign.Deafchildrenalso

learntousetheirfingerstomake

letters.Theylearneachletterofthe

alphabet.Makingthesedifferent

typesofsignsiscalledsigning.

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DeafchildrenmakeupABCstories

topracticesigningletters.For

example,thesignfortheletterA