Deafinitions for Signlets [Paperback]

Kenneth P. Glickman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1987 | ISBN-10: 0961758309 | ISBN-13: 978-0961758301 | Edition: 1st

9780961758301 0961758309 Deafinitions for Signlets - Any Word Pertaining to the World of the Deaf That Isn't in the Dictionary, But Should Be.

Product Details

• Paperback: 114 pages
• Publisher: Diken Products; 1st edition (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961758309
• ISBN-13: 978-0961758301
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,428,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, December 21, 2009

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This review is from: Deafinitions for Signlets (Paperback)

This book is a bit dated - published in the 80's - but is still an awesome and enjoyable book. I read this about 10 years ago (a friend's copy) and recently was feeling rather nostalgic and decided to obtain a copy of my own. For young people today this book might seem dated because deaf people - and hearing people - didn't have all the technology that we have today.

Some of these Deafinitions are significant and relevant to that time - such as the 'Mommy Spillman' controversy, as this book was written in a time where deaf people were standing out on their own and making their community more visible, and other Deafinitions will make you smile, especially if you're deaf yourself, a interpreter, or live with/grew up with deaf people, such as the 'Attenstomp' or 'Doth'. Overall this book is a amusing glimpse into the Deaf culture at that time, and is still a good read for people today.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, November 19, 1999

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This review is from: Deafinitions for Signlets (Paperback)

If you want an in-depth, largely serious introduction to Deaf culture, check out *Deaf in America* by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries. When you're done with it, get Glickman's hilarious book, which starts where Rich Hall's hysterical *Sniglets* left off, coining new neologisms for various aspects of Deaf and hearing life. This book is a scream! (I am a sign-language interpreter, by the way.)