One of the Green Book Series. This volume of the American Sign Language series explains in depth the grammar and structure of American Sign Language (ASL) while also presenting a description of the Deaf community in the United States. Written for teachers with minimal training in linguistics, it includes many illustrations, examples, and dialogues that focus on specific aspects of the Deaf community. [Charlotte Baker-Shenk and Dennis Cokely; (1980) 496 pages; soft cover; ASL]