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Published 2005. Paperback edition published 2021. Printed in the United States of America  \nPaperback ISBN 978-1-954622-01-2 Ebook ISBN 978-1-954622-02-9  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nThe Gallaudet dictionary of American Sign Language / Clayton Valli, editor in chief ; illustrated by Peggy Swartzel Lott, Daniel Renner, and Rob Hills.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nISBN 1-56368-282-6  \n1. American Sign Language—Dictionaries. 2. American Sign Language.  \nI. Valli, Clayton. II. Gallaudet University.  \nHV2475 .G35 2005 419'.03—dc22  \n2005051129  \nThanks to the following people for serving as the sign models:  \nLucinda Batch  \nMelissa S. Draganac-Hawk Bonnie B. Gough Monique B. Holt  \nVadja V. Kolombatovic Jr.  \nTayler Mayer Erick Regan David A. Rivera Lauren Teruel  \n∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39 .48–1984  \nIn memory of Clayton Valli—ASL linguist and poet. Clayton imbued every aspect of this dictionary with his knowledge and love of ASL.  \nContents  \nPreface, ix Editorial Staff, x Introduction, xi  \nClassifiers in American Sign Language, xxvii English Words That Are Usually Fingerspelled, xli Dictionary of American Sign Language, 1 Index, 535  \nPreface  \nThe Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language is a learning tool for beginning signers, a reference tool for more advanced signers, and also an English vocabulary reference for Deaf people. The signs are arranged in alphabetical order by the English word most commonly associated with each sign. This allows dictionary users to find the signs they need more easily. The rest of the English words associated with a given sign (in other words, the synonyms) are listed under the main entry, and all the words appear in the index.  \nThe beginning position of each sign is drawn with a thin line and the final position is drawn with a heavy line. Arrows indicate the direction of the sign movements. All of the models in this dictionary are right-handed, and the signs are drawn from the receiver’s perspective. Before copying a sign, right-handed signers should imagine themselves in the same position as the sign model. Left-handed signers should reverse the positions of the hands and the arrows and then mirror the signs on the page.  \nAmerican Sign Language, like all languages, contains a lot of variation. This means that there are several ways to express the same concept. Often, the differences are a result of where a signer lives. The editors of this dictionary have included several versions of some signs, but their guiding principle was to choose the signs most commonly used in everyday conversation at Gallaudet University and in the Washington, D.C., area, which is a melting pot of ASL users from around the country. To achieve this goal, the dictionary contains more than 3,000 ASL signs. The DVD enclosed with the dictionary includes live-action clips of signers making all of the signs. The DVD is completely searchable and allows users to look up signs by typing in synonyms orto find signs with alternate meanings. 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