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Table of Contents

• Lesson 1: The Braille Alphabet
  
  • 1.1 In General
  • 1.2 Braillewriters, Computer Braille Programs, and Braille Slates
  • 1.3 The First Ten Letters of the Alphabet
  • 1.4 The Second Ten Letters of the Alphabet
  • 1.5 The Last Six Letters of the Alphabet
• Lesson 2: Capitalization, Paragraphing, Punctuation
  • 2.1 Capital Letters and Fully Capitalized Words
  • 2.2 Paragraphing
  • 2.3 Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Comma, Semicolon, Colon
  • 2.4 Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, Parentheses, Brackets
  • 2.5 Hyphen, Dash, Double Dash
• Lesson 3: Cardinal Numbers
  • 3.1 In General
• Lesson 4: One-Cell Whole-Word Contractions Contractions for and, for, of, the, with
  • 4.1 Contractions in General
  • 4.2 One-Cell Whole-Word Contractions (Alphabet Contractions)
  • 4.3 Whole-Word Contractions for and, for, of, the, with
  • 4.4 Part-Word Contractions for and, for, of, the, with
  • 4.5 Rules for All Part-Word Contractions
• Lesson 5: Whole-Word Contractions for child, shall, this, which, out, still
  Part-Word Contractions for ch, sh, th, wh, ou, st Ordinal Numbers
  • 5.1 In General
  • 5.2 Whole-Word Contractions for child, shall, this, which, out, still
  • 5.3 Part-Word Contractions for ch, sh, th, wh, ou, and st
  • 5.4 Ordinal Numbers
• Lesson 6: Part-Word Contractions for ar, ed, er, gh, ow, ble, ing
  • 6.1 In General
  • 6.2 Prefixes
  • 6.3 Suffixes
  • 6.4 Solid Compound Words
  • 6.5 Digraphs (Diphthongs) and Trigraphs
  • 6.6 Avoiding Difficulty in Pronunciation
  • 6.7 Consonants Pronounced Separately
  • 6.8 Ing or ble at the Beginning of a Word
  • 6.9 Retaining Usual Braille Form of Base Word
  • 6.10 Part-Word Signs Standing Alone
  • 6.11 Choice Between Alternative Contractions
  • 6.12 Syllabication
• Lesson 7: Whole-Word Lower-Sign Contractions for in, enough, be, his, was, were
  Part-Word Lower-Sign Contractions for in, en, be, con, dis, com Introduction to Short-Form Words
  • 7.1 Definition of Lower Signs
  • 7.2 Whole-Word Lower Signs for in, enough, be, his, was, were
  • 7.3 Part-Word Lower Signs
  • 7.4 The Lower-Sign Rule
  • 7.5 Part-Word Lower-Sign Contractions for be, con, dis
  • 7.6 Contraction for com
  • 7.7 Preserving the Usual Form of the Base Word
  • 7.8 In Proper Names
  • 7.9 Be, con, dis, and com in Abbreviations
  • 7.10 Introduction to Short-Form Words
• Lesson 8: Whole-Word Lower-Sign Contractions for to, into, by
  Part-Word Lower-Sign Contractions for bb, cc, dd, ff, gg, ea
  More Short-Form Words
  • 8.1 Contractions for to, into, by
  • 8.2 The Double-Letter Signs and ea Sign
  • 8.3 More Short-Form Words
  • Summary of Contraction Usage: Lower Signs
• Lesson 9: Initial-Letter Contractions,
  More Short-Form Words
  • 9.1 In General
  • 9.2 Exceptions to the General Rule
  • 9.3 Preference for One-Cell Contractions
  • 9.4 Digraphs
  • 9.5 Choosing between Consecutive Contractions
  • 9.6 Proper Names
  • 9.7 More Short-Form Words
• Lesson 10: Final-Letter Contractions,
  More Short-Form Words
  • 10.1 Final-Letter Contractions
  • 10.2 More Short-Form Words
• Lesson 11: Short-Form Words Proper Names
  • 11.1 In General
  • 11.2 As Whole Words
  • 11.3 As Part Words
  • 11.4 In Compound Words
  • 11.5 Special Rule for after, blind, and friend as Part Words
  • 11.6 Dividing Short-Form Words Between Lines
  • 11.7 In Unusual Words and Vocal Sounds
  • 11.8 Short-Form Words In Proper Names
  • 11.9 Summary of Contractions Used in Proper Names
• Lesson 12: Letter Sign Speech Mannerisms: Stammering, Speech Hesitation or Elongation, Sound Imitations, Lisped Words, Dialect Divided Words: Syllabicated and Spelled Out Words
  • 12.1 Letter Sign in General [II.12]
  • 12.2 Letter Sign (Indicator) Used to Identify Single Letters [II.12]
  • 12.3 Letters in Combination with Punctuation
  • 12.4 Letter Sign (Indicator) Used to Distinguish Names and Other Words from Short-Form Words [II.12.a(3)]
  • 12.5 Letter Sign (Indicator) Used in Letter/Number Combinations [II.12.a(1)]
  • 12.6 Summary
  • 12.7 Speech Mannerisms [II.13]
  • 12.8 Divided Words [II.13]
• Lesson 13: Abbreviations, Personal Initials, Initialisms and Acronyms, Slash (Oblique Stroke), Ditto Sign, Telephone Numbers, Postal Codes, Dates, Symbols, Format for Letters (correspondence)
  • 13.1 Abbreviations in General
  • 13.2 Personal Initials
  • 13.3 Initialisms and Acronyms
  • 13.4 Slash (Oblique Stroke)
  • 13.5 Ditto Sign
  • 13.6 Telephone Numbers
  • 13.7 Postal Codes
  • 13.8 Dates
  • 13.9 Symbols for Coinage, Weight, Measure, and Other Special Symbols
  • 13.10 Format for Letters (correspondence)
• Lesson 14 Roman Numerals, Fractions, Decimals, Mathematical Signs of Operation, Superscripts and Subscripts, Clock Time, Sports Scores and Votes, Slash between Numbers, Electronic Addresses
  • 14.1 Roman Numerals
  • 14.2 Fractions
  • 14.3 Decimals
  • 14.4 Mathematical Signs of Operation
  • 14.5 Superscript and Subscript Numbers and Letters
  • 14.6 Clock Time
  • 14.7 Sports Scores and Votes
  • 14.8 Slash between Numbers
  • 14.9 Electronic Addresses
• Lesson 15 Italic Sign, Small Capital Letters, Ellipsis, Print Signs of Omission, Quoted Material, Portions of Words in Different Typeface, Termination Sign, Enclosed Portions of Words, Punctuation Marks Standing Alone or Enclosed
  • 15.1 The Italic Sign (Emphasis Indicator)
  • 15.2 Small Capital Letters
  • 15.3 The Ellipsis
  • 15.4 Print Signs of Omission
  • 15.5 Quoted or Displayed Material
  • 15.6 Portions of Words in a Different Typeface
  • 15.7 Termination Sign
  • 15.8 Enclosed Portions of Words
  • 15.9 Punctuation Marks Standing Alone or Enclosed
• Lesson 16 Accent Sign, Foreign Words in English Text, Anglicized Words, Corrupted Words, Coined Words, Specialized Terminology, Non-Latin Alphabets, Old and Middle English, Foreign Punctuation, Order of Punctuation Marks and Composition Signs
  • 16.1 Accent Sign
  • 16.2 Foreign Words in English Text
  • 16.3 Anglicized Words
  • 16.4 Corrupted Words, Coined Words, Specialized Terminology
  • 16.5 Non-Latin Alphabets
  • 16.6 Old and Middle English, Archaic Spelling
  • 16.7 Foreign Punctuation Marks
  • 16.8 Order of Punctuation Marks and Composition Signs
• Lesson 17 Reference Symbols (Asterisk), Footnotes, Source References, Credit Lines, Transcriber's Notes, Pagination
  • 17.1 Reference Citations in General
  • 17.2 Reference Symbols — The Braille Asterisk
  • 17.3 Footnotes
  • 17.4 Source References
  • 17.5 Credit Lines (Attributions)
  • 17.6 Transcriber's Notes
  • 17.7 Pagination