Understanding Descriptors in Auslan

  This new book uses the topics People and Animals to enhance descriptive communication in Auslan It covers advanced concepts including: Emphasis, Extent, Exaggeration, Enactment and Enthusiasm to modify a signs meaning The role of facial expressions and the body The return morph Repetition for emphasis Negative signs Finger spelling...
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Auslan Journey

 

This new book uses the topics People and Animals to enhance descriptive communication in Auslan

It covers advanced concepts including:

  • Emphasis, Extent, Exaggeration, Enactment and Enthusiasm to modify a signs meaning
  • The role of facial expressions and the body
  • The return morph
  • Repetition for emphasis
  • Negative signs
  • Finger spelling and naming

It also has an over 400 sign dictionary including descriptor chapters specific to Animals and people.

Animals

Farm Animals

Pets

Zoo Animals

Describing Animals

Skin Type

Size

About their body

Horns & Tusks

Food (what do they eat?)

Home (Where do they live?)

How do they move?

About the animal (nature/personality/ability)

Colours

Describing People

Describing hair

Describing faces

Describing bodies

Clothes

Occupations

Naming People & Places

People and Place names (includes finger spelling)

Australian cities and places

Countries