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Introductory Chapters
The first introductory chapter explains the structure of the dictionary and shows how to use it. The second illustrates the fingerspelling of letters and numbers, and other handshapes used in the dictionary. The third explains and illustrates how to read and write Brazilian signs in SignWriting.

Main Dictionary
In the main body of the dictionary there are 9,500 sign-entries. Real-life illustrations of signs were drawn in several stages of movement, allowing for graphic animation of signs in a forthcoming CD-ROM version of the dictionary.

The sign form illustrations depict precisely the signing of Deaf adults. The sign meaning illustrations help Deaf children understand the meaning
of the sign, without having to depend on Portuguese.

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