Iconic, Arbitrary, Initialized or Compound?
What is "Iconic"?
Give me the ice cream!
What is "you-GIVE-me ICE-CREAM"?
I ate ice cream yesterday.
What is "YESTERDAY ME EAT ICE-CREAM or YESTERDAY ICE-CREAM ME EAT"?
My birthday is tomorrow!
What is "TOMORROW MY BIRTHDAY"?
The alligator ate the car.
What is "Sign ALLIGATOR, then choose a handshape to represent the alligator, then sign CAR and choose a handshape for the car. Move hands to show alligator eating the car"?
HOME
What is "Arbitrary"?
Don't ask me!
What is "(shake-head) ASK-me"?
I learned to read a long time ago!
What is "LONG-TIME-AGO READ ME LEARN" or "LONG-TIME-AGO ME LEARN READ"?
I'm going to work soon.
What is "SOON ME GO WORK or SOON WORK ME GO"?
The mouse fell into the soup.
What is "Sign SOUP then choose a handshape to represent the soup. Sign MOUSE then choose a handshape to represent the mouse. Show the mouse falling into the soup"?
TELEPHONE
What is "Iconic"?
Help her!
What is "you-HELP-her!"?
I used to live in Alaska.
What is "fs-ALASKA ME USED-TO LIVE or ME USED-TO LIVE fs-ALASKA or USED-TO ME LIVE fs-ALASKA"?
What is "IN-A-FEW-DAYS ME GO SCHOOL or IN-A-FEW-DAYS SCHOOL ME GO"?
The elephant is inside the mini-van.
What is "Fingerspell MINI-VAN then choose a handshape to represent the van. Sign ELEPHANT, then choose a handshape to represent the elephant. Put the elephant inside the mini-van.
TRIGONOMETRY - this sign fits into 2 categories. Name both.
What are "Initialized and arbitrary"?
Show me the money!
What is "you-SHOW-me MONEY"?
My grandmother was recently sick.
What is "RECENTLY MY GRANDMOTHER SICK"?
I will be 15 years old next year.
What is "NEXT-YEAR ME YEARS-OLD 15"
Daisy has a purple mohawk.
What is "Fingerspell DAISY, sign HAIR, then sign PURPLE then choose a classifier to represent the mohawk and move the hand to show the placement and shape of the mohawk"?
STRANGER. This sign fits into two categories. Name both.
What are "Compound and arbitrary"?
Tell me the truth!
What is "TELL-me TRUTH"?
I went to Disney last week!
What is "LAST-WEEK ME GO DISNEY or LAST-WEEK DISNEY ME GO"?
Give me the book next Tuesday.
What is "NEXT-WEEK TUESDAY GIVE-me BOOK or NEXT-WEEK TUESDAY GIVE-me BOOK"?
John was walking, tripped over a pole and fell on the ground.
What is "Fingerspell JOHN, choose a handshape to represent John. Fingerspell POLE, choose a handshape to represent the pole. Show John walking, tripping over the pole and falling to the ground"?