ASL
What facial expressions do you use for yes/no questions and wh-questions?
Yes/no = raised eyebrows
wh = lower eyebrows
TRUE OR FALSE
Deaf people prefer the term "hearing impaired"
FALSE
When comparing 2 items, you shift your body. The shifting represents what word?
Or
What is fingerspelling mostly used for? (two answers)
Names of people and places
Brand names
What is a noun?
What is a verb?
Noun = Person/place/thing/ whatever the sentence is about
Verb = action
What is the loc in IX-loc?
Location
Was Gallaudet Deaf?
Was Clerc Deaf?
Gallaudet = No, he was hearing
Clerc = Yes, he was Deaf
Your non-dominant hand is also known as what?
weak hand or (wh)
When watching someone sign, focus on their _____.
Face
With _______ vocabulary, the sign can change direction based on what is being discussed.
Directional
IX-dir, the dir means what?
What does IX stand for?
dir = Direction
IX = Index
TRUE OR FALSE
Clerc (the French guy who helped Gallaudet build the first Deaf school in America) fell into a fire when he was 1 and lost his hearing and sense of smell.
TRUE
Does ASL use words like A, AN, and THE?
NO.
How do you get a Deaf person's attention?
What do you do if your path is blocked by 2 people signing?
Attention = Tap their shoulder
Blocked path = Go ahead and walk through
Signs on the _______ half of your face are masculine/male.
Signs on the _______ half of your face are feminine/female.
Upper = masculine
Lower = feminine
Where do you start on your hand when listing something (like ages of siblings)?
Thumb is first
NO. Only Deaf people can give name signs.
_____t_______ above a word means what?
Hint: The subject of the sentence.
Topic or topicalization
ASL uses the space in front of the body to do what 3 things?
Convey distance
Contrast 2 things
Express time concepts
What does ++ mean?
What is this # called?
++ = Repeat a sign or sign it more than once.
# = pound sign
Using handshapes to identify people or objects instead of formal signs are called what?
Classifiers
85-90% of Deaf parents have hearing kids. These kids grow up in a Deaf household. They are called CODAs.
What does CODA stand for?
Child(ren) of Deaf Adults
With Possession (when someone owns something), your palm faces _______ the person.
Toward
What is the least effective way to communicate with a Deaf person (as a hearing person)?
Speech and lipreading
Which of these words are NOT lexicalized.
Hint: Lexicalized = uses letters in the sign.
BUS, DOG, HAND, FIX
Hand is not lexicalized