important people
The Father of ASL Linguistics
Who is William Stokoe?
Thomas H. Gallaudet went to this place in Europe and was successful in learning more about Deaf Education.
My eyebrows going down makes the difference for a change in this sentence format.
What is a question sentence in ASL?
This sign has a 5 handshape and is located at the chin.
What is MOM, GRANDMA, or COLOR?
The one-hand sign looks similar to INTERSTING.
What is LIKE?
Researched Deaf Culture and one author of your book
Who is Carol Padden?
In 1880, at this conference in this country, it was decided that the oral method was the best approach to teach the deaf compared to manual (sign) method.
Where is Milan, Italy?
I use F, L, C & B for these types of descriptive adjectives.
What is a classifier?
This sign is a possessive plural that includes me and several other people.
What is OUR?
This sign can also translate to 'wake up'.
What is SURPRISED?
Developed the 4th parameter in ASL linguistics.
Who is Robbin Battison? (He also did loan signs)
Who is Laurent Clerc?
The noun-verb pairs that Ted Suppula researched are an example of this linguistic phenomenon.
What is a minimal pair? Having only one parameter change while the others stay the same.
The concept 'have' three different signs for one English word.
What is HAVE, NEED, HAD(FINISH)?
I would use this sign to insult my sibling or friend.
What is DUMB or STUPID?
Looked at the parameter change over time for the signs WILL & HELP.
Who is Nancy Frishberg?
This guy declared that Deaf are uneducable because you need to speak in order to show intelligence. This misconception is still around today.
Who is Aristotle?
This is one example of something you shouldn't do when you try to read a fingerspelled word.
What is alphabetizing? Saying one letter at a time.
You would use this handshape to describe a watch.
What is F classifier handshape?
This sign is used for both a pronoun and an article.
What is HE/SHE/IT; THE/A/AN?
A well-known figure in Deaf Education.
Who is Andrew Foster?
She was the first deaf student at the first deaf school in Hartford, Conn in this year. (She was a neighbor to Thomas Gallaudet)
Who is Alice Cogswell in 1817?
In addition to putting two words together, I have a modification in parameter change as well.
What is an ASL compound?
This sign concept is often misunderstood as an ASL compound. It would translate to a suffix in English.
What is an AGENT marker?
There are two signs for this one English word. You would use it to describe a physical feature of a person.
What is TALL or PRETTY/BEAUTIFUL?