A Basic Course in American Sign Language

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The efforts and support of many people went into the production of this book. We would like to thank the following for their ideas, criticisms, and suggestions on how to make this book useful for teachers of American Sign Language: Ben Bahan, Rubin Latz, Ella Mae Lentz, David McKee, Rick Rubin, and Darlene Scates. We also thank Kerry Ancis for her editing, which helped to improve the explanations and overall style of the book.

The models for our pictures deserve special thanks. They are: John Canady, Carlene Canady Pedersen, Joe Castronovo, Gil Eastman, Ella Mae Lentz, Dorothy Miles, Freda Norman, and Ken Pedersen. John Canady and Freda Norman, in addition to providing us with a breath of fresh air with their lively presence, were valuable consultants in preparing pictures for the sentences used in the text.

Ben Bahan, Carlene Canady Pedersen, and David McKee served as consultants on the sentences used in the explanations and exercises.

We also thank Cyndy Myers and Merrie Davidson for their patience and humor through a seemingly interminable process of typing, retyping, and assembling the first drafts of the manuscript.

And for being a companion throughout all stages of bringing the manuscript to life, we are grateful to Frank Paul. As the illustrator and designer of this book, he constantly searched for and experimented with new and better ways to express our work in a printed form.

And finally, we are grateful for the moral support and encouragement we have received from our families, colleagues, and friends.

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