Deaf Culture
He had to quit school and work several jobs to support his family before he became a boxer.
Who is Eugene Hairston?
WH- question signs typically go at the_____ of the sentence.
What is "the end" of a sentence?
The name to a method of combining time signs with the numbers 1-9.
What is "The Rule of 9"?
One of the most used classifiers in ASL. Used to show a person, an object, someone walking, two people meeting, etc.
What is the CL:1 classifier?
Sign the two fruits closely related. One is signed at the pointer finger while the other is signed at the pinky finger.
What is BERRY and CHERRY?
This type of art genre incorporates bold colors and the use of hands, face, ears, and eyes to tell the artist's story in the art.
What is De'VIA art?
When using classifiers for movement or description, this goes before the classifier.
What is the object's sign?
New Jersey became a state on this date. Sign the date including month, day, and year.
What is DEC 18 17 87?
Used to show the location of buttons, polka dots, and coins.
What is the CL:F classifier?
Smaller words tend to get "lexicalized", meaning instead of creating a sign, a Deaf person ___________ the word.
What is fingerspelled?
This Deaf Wrestling Hall of Famer was famous enough to have the movie, "The Hammer", made about his life.
Who is Matt Hamill?
A rhetorical sentence has this in the middle of the sentence, dividing the question and answer parts of the sentence.
What is a WH- sign (WHERE, WHO, WHY, WHAT, WHEN)?
Time signs about the past use this sign (sign to be credited).
What is the PAST sign?
Sign (object) that can be connected with the CL:44 classifier.
What is a queue, traffic, or stream of liquid?
What is KNIFE, FORK, and SPOON?
Deaf people are not necessarily quiet. When describing objects, they will use _________ along with the sign.
What is a mouth morphemes?
Time concepts are typically placed at the _________ of an ASL sentence.
What is the "beginning" of the sentence?
You would sign the following English sentence in ASL
"I went to New York five weeks ago."
What is
"5 WEEK AGO ME GO-TO NEW YORK ME"
When I use the CL:Y classifier, I am describing _______ or _________.
What is weight of an object or pouring liquid into a container?
Sign this English sentence in ASL:
"I want and apple because I am hungry."
What is
ME WANT APPLE WHY? ME HUNGRY.
Even though she did not attend college, Laura Searing got a job as a writer correspondent for this war.
What is the Civil War?
Translate this English sentence into ASL:
"How many TVs do you have at your house?"
What is
HOUSE YOUR, TV HAVE HOW-MANY?
Translate the following English sentence in ASL:
"In three weeks, the school has a winter holiday."
What is
"3 WEEK FUTURE, SCHOOL HAVE WINTER HOLIDAY."
CL:LL and CL:BB can be used to show these three sizes. Don't forget to use "cha", "mmm", and "oo" with them!
What is small, medium, and large?
The correct signs for MINUTE, HOUR, DAY, WEEK, MONTH, and YEAR.
What is MINUTE, HOUR, DAY, WEEK, MONTH, and YEAR.