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A Basic Course in American Sign Language

by Terrence J. O'Rourke, Carol Padden · 1980

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Presented in textbook form, the book contains 22 lessons, each one providing illustrations and two to four basis explanations of the language structures to be learned.

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adult
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short · 4 pages

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