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Sign Language - Food Signs - Apple to Blackberry

Communicate What You Want to Eat

By Jamie Berke, About.com

Updated: December 17, 2007

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One of the most important things that need to be communicated in sign language, especially for children, is food. Books are available with food signs, and signs are available on the web and in regular sign language dictionaries.

Books

Beginning Sign Language Series: Foods (compare prices) is a thin, colorful picture book of food signs for children.

Web Signs and Dictionary Signs

Here are selected food signs and their example sources from the Sign Language Word Reference Guide at About Deafness/HOH:

apple ASL Browser
apricot Picture Plus Dictionary (compare prices)
artichoke Picture Plus Dictionary (compare prices)
asparagus Picture Plus Dictionary (compare prices)
avocado Picture Plus Dictionary (compare prices)
bacon ASL Browser Handspeak.com*
banana Handspeak.com*
beef Picture Plus Dictionary (compare prices)
berry ASL Browser
biscuit ASL Browser
blackberry Picture Plus Dictionary (compare prices)

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