Sign Parameters
The place on or around the body where the sign is produced.
What is location?
I don't like hot dogs.
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Would you like to play a game?
Which word is not signed in "MY FAVORITE FOOD IS PIZZA"
is
When is Halloween?
31 OCT
The hand configuration used.
What is handshape?
I like lemonade in summer.
SUMMER - I- LIKE- LEMONADE
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I will call you in two hours
This kind of question requires raised eyebrows.
What is yes/no?
This season comes after summer.
FALL
The changing of the location of the hands.
What is movement?
My favorite food is a candy apple.
MY-FAVORITE-FOOD, CANDY-APPLE
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I like to watch movies and eat pizza
W/H question words are typically placed where in the sentence?
What is at the end?
How many days until Monday?
THREE DAYS
The direction in which the hand is turned to produce a sign.
I eat meatballs for dinner.
DINNER - MEATBALLS - I EAT
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Next week Monday I meet my history teacher.
For a verb like 'call,' how would you show who is calling who?
Start with the person doing the calling and gesture toward the person being called.
Co-op is from 10:15 to 2:15. How long is it?
FOUR HOURS
Non manual modifiers or non manual signals done without the use of hands to relay a message.
What is expression?
I will make coffee tomorrow morning.
TOMORROW - MORNING - COFFEE - I - MAKE
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I have a picture of my dog, Echo
This is how tense is shown.
What is a time indicator?
This season includes July
SUMMER