TY - BOOK AU - Penn,Claire AU - Ogilvy-Foreman,Dale AU - Simmons,David AU - Anderson-Forbes,Meribeth TI - Dictionary of Southern African signs for communicating with the deaf SN - 0796912793 AV - HV2475 .P46 1992 U1 - 419/.03 20 PY - 1992///-1994 CY - [Pretoria] PB - Joint Project of the Human Sciences Research Council and the South African National Council for the Deaf KW - Sign language KW - Dictionaries KW - fast KW - South African Sign Language -- Dictionaries N1 - In English and Afrikaans; Includes a detachable bookmark containing symbols in each vol; Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, pages 629-630); Part 1: Introduction: Introductory comments -- The need for this dictionary -- How it started -- How this dictionary was made -- Organization of the dictionary -- Method of description -- How to use this dictionary -- Guide to Afrikaans-spelling users -- Glossary of terms used in this dictionary -- Riglyne vir Afrikaanssprekende gebruikers Part 2: Dictionary Volume 1 Part 3: Appendix: The nature of language and the Deaf community -- The history of signing in South Africa -- The sign language continuum -- Some comments on the properties of signs and signed syntax -- How to communicate with deaf people -- Future directions/modifications -- References -- Index to English -- Index to Afrikaans words -- Index to Zulu words -- Address list/ Facilities / Services to the deaf ER -