Parameters
The 5 parameters of a sign
What are:
Handshape, Palm Orientation, Location, Movement, NonManual Markers (includes Facial Expression - but more!)?
Non-Manual Markers play this role in ASL
What is grammar?
Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Who were the two men responsible for starting the first school for the Deaf?
Palm Down (facing floor) double bounce using numbers 2 through 9
What is the Palm Orientation for multiples of 11 from 22 - 99 ?
Sign: What is your name?
YOUR NAME WHAT(WH-Q)
A '5' handshape tapping the chin with the thumb
What is the sign for MOTHER/MOM?
Yes/No questions use this NMM
What is Eyebrows up (and slight head tilt)?
1988. Irving King Jordan
When did Deaf President Now occur and who was the first Deaf President of Gallaudet University?
Palm In (facing toward body)
What is the Palm Orientation for numbers 1 - 5 and 11 - 15?
Sign: The library is on the 4th floor.
LIBRARY (topic brows) 4TH FLOOR
Two Bent 'B' handshapes (Bent 'L' handshapes are sometimes used), palm orientation facing each other, slight side to side movement and an "ooo" facial expression
What is the sign for SMALL?
WH quetions (who, what, when, where, why or how) use these NMM
What are Eyebrows down/furrowed, lean in, and head slightly tilted?
Hartford, Connecticut
Where is the first school for the Deaf in the United States located?
The 'L' Handshape
What Handshape is at the beginning of numbers in 21 and 23-29?
Sign: Do you live near the mall in Lenexa?
YOU LIVE-THERE LENEXA NEAR fs-MALL (Y/N-Q)
The signs DAD, GRANDFATHER, and MAN have this in common
What is the parameter of Handshape ?
The Non-Manual Marker for "Topic Eyebrows"
What are eyebrows up?
Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.
What is the name of the only Deaf Liberal Arts University in the world and where is it located?
The number 20 and the sign for BIRD
What is the pointer finger tapping the thumb repeatedly?
OR
What is the number sign that becomes an animal when done by the side of the lips?
Sign: Where is the bathroom?
BATHROOM WHERE (W/H-Q)
Name 3 signs that have the same Location.
What are: (answers will vary)
Negating a sentence
What is shaking your "No" when signing a statement?
There are people signing and you need to get by them
What is: Go around them or pass straight through quickly? (You may lightly touch a shoulder as you pass through.)
Flat 'O' fingertips touching as you twist and tap
What is the Handshape and Movement of the sign for NUMBER?
Sign: My sister is happy.
MY SISTER SHE HAPPY SHE.