CLASSIFIERS
CL:V Bent
Animal; Bending down; kneeling
CL: 4
Stripes, nose dripping, drooling, straight hair, rainbows
Sign of the Agent marker and Non Agent marker
show the signs -
Examples TEACHER / NURSE
INTERPRETER / COACH
What is the correct ASL Grammar Structure?
The boy kicked the ball really far!
(Time,) O-S-V (Time,)
Ball? boy kick far...... finish
ASL comes from what other sign language?
What is FRENCH
CL: C
PIPE, DRINK, CUP, THICK BOOK
CL:2
WHAT ARE EYES LOOKING AROUND OR TWO PEOPLE WALKING
What is the sign for high school grade levels and college grade levels freshman, sophomore, junior and senior?
Bonus what is prep level in college?
Show the sign
9TH, 10TH, 11TH, 12TH
When you want to ask a question in ASL sentence: Sign the questions...
YOUR NAME WHAT?
MY TEACHER WHERE?
YOU MAD WHY?
YOU GO-TO BED WHEN?
Did they do it right?
Who signed the charter when Gallaudet University was first opened?
Abraham Lincoln
CL:B
WHAT ARE FLAT SURFACES OR OBJECTS-RUG, TABLE, OR DESK
CL:A
An object in a specified location: a house on a street, a statue or vase on a table, a lamp on a desk; commute; bathroom frequently
WHAT IS THE SIGN FOR ALWAYS & NEVER?
Show the sign
How do you structure a sentence in ASL?
Give example when you sign full sentence structure in ASL
TOPIC SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
Who was the first deaf actress to win an academy award?
Marlee Matlin
CL: /\
Person looks around
Person is walking
CL: 1
WHAT IS AN UPRIGHT PERSON, OR ANY CYLINDRICAL OBJECT-LOG/POLE
Sign CLASS, FAMILY, OFFICE
Show the signs
WHAT ARE CLASSIFIERS?
Classifiers are signs that use handshapes that are associated with specific categories (classes) of size, shape, or usage.
Who was the first deaf actor to win an academy award?
Troy Kotsur
CL:ILY
AIRPLANE
CL: 3 vehicle
motorcycle, car, truck, suv, bus
How do you sign FAR and NEAR with non manual signals?
Show the signs and facial expression.
Sign this in ASL.
The boy looked at the bird sitting in the tree. (Use CL: FF).
TREE BIRD-SIT BOY CL:FF (look-up)
When and where was the first Deaf School in America established?
1817
Hartford Connecticut
CL: 5 (2 handshapes)
People in a line; traffic, crowd, waterfall, windy
CL: 5 5
Flirt (eyelashes); Trees going by in the car; vomit
Sign in ASL and classifiers:
This morning, I rode the bus to school then I walked to class.
Sign this sentence with the signs and classifiers using space appropriately.
Sign this in ASL:
This summer, our family will fly to Florida and they go to the beach.
NOW SUMMER FAMILY DO-DO F-L-A FLY-TO, THEY GO-to BEACH.
Who established the first Deaf School in America?
Thomas Gallaudet