Fingerspelling
This type of finger spelling uses movement to represent a word like "BACK" or "BUS"
Lexicalized fingerspelling
what does the classifiers "3" represent?
a vehicle moving
What is audism?
Prejudice against Deaf people; discrimination against Deaf people
When fingerspelling quickly, ASL signers often drop or blend these
Letters and Handshapes
A signer used CL: 1 walking slowly uphill, what is being shown besides movement?
direction and level
What is the university known as the world's only liberal arts university for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students
Gallaudet University
If a signer was to sign "#JOB" what does the "#" mean?
It's lexicalized (A loan sign)
What does the classifier "B" represent?
Flat objects or surfaces
How would you sign Apartment and Florida?
#APT and #FLA
You use CL: C to show someone holding a cup, what type of classifiers is this?
instrument classifier
What's the difference between initialized signs and "lexicalized" (loan) finger spelling?
Initialized signs use a Handshape from English with a sign concept and lexicalized is fingerspelling that comes from a fully fingerspelled English word shortened into an ASL sign.
What's the difference between descriptive classifiers and semantic classifiers?
descriptive show size/shape/texture and semantic classifiers represent categories of objects or people