ASL History
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ASL Parameters
Basics
Numbers
100

Who are the two men credited with founding ASL?

Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc

100

Sign Who

Who

100

Which parameter deals with facial expression and body language?

Non Manual Markers

100

Is ASL a universal language?

No!

100

Sign 23

23

200

Where is Thomas Galluadet from?

America

200

Where should your eyebrows be for a WH question?

Down

200

What are marked handshapes? Which hand uses marked handshapes?

Marked handshapes are the intricate, main shapes of most signs. Your dominant hand uses marked handshapes.

200

What kind of language is ASL?

Visual
200

Which numbers are considered bouncing?

Double-digit numbers

300

Which of the two founders of ASL was deaf?

Laurent Clerc

300

Where should your eyebrows be for a yes / no question?

Up

300

Unmarked handshapes are also called what?

Natural

300
Where in the world is ASL used?

America and parts of Canada?

300

Sign 25

25

400

Where is Laurent Clerc from?

France

400

Where in an ASL sentence should the WH word be?

The end

400

Where are masculine and feminine signs located?

Masculine-forehead ; Feminine-chin

400

What percentage of the English language can be lipread?

30%

400

Explain rocking numbers.

Teacher discretion.
500

ASL is most like which other Sign Language?

Old French
500

Sign "what kind"

What kind

500

Name the five unmarked handshapes.

A, S, B, 5, G (or 1), C, and O

500

Breaking eye contact with a deaf person is considered what?

Rude!

500

How do you sign 100? Why do you sign it that way?

You use your one handshape and a c handshape. C is the Roman numeral for 100. C=century!

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