Non-Manual Signals
This is used when asking a Yes/No question.
What is a head nod?
This is used to show two things are the same or different.
What is compare and contrast or use of space?
Days - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
What is noun listing or examples?
There is no turn-taking, complex sentences and vocabulary, speed and volume of speech is high and no interaction with the audience.
What is frozen register?
Bless your Heart is an example of this kind of indirect language.
What is equivocal language?
This is used when asking a wh question.
What are eyebrows down?
This is used to show what happened 1sr, 2nd, 3nd, 4th, and 5th.
What is a time line or use of space?
Cold - runny nose, sneezing, coughing, take medicine
What is couching and nesting?
This is the register used for close friends and family.
What is informal register?
The car had an accident is an example of this kind of indirect language.
What is passive voice construction?
This is used for Yes/No and rhetorical questions.
What are eyebrows up?
This is used when telling a story with more than one character, showing places on a map.
What is setting up people and places?
Clean car - wash car, vacuum vacuum seats and floor, tires spray, windows and mirrors clean.
What is describe then do?
Register appropriate for conferences, complex vocabulary, speeches written ahead of time.
What is formal register?
She moved on to greener pastures is an example of this kind of indirect language.
What is euphemistic language?
This can be used to show who is speaking.
What is body shift?
This includes eye gaze, facial expressions, moving your body, becoming the character, non-verbal behaviors.
What is body shifting?
Stuck in traffic, not moving - cars going by really fast
What is faceting?
Settings most interactions take place, doctor's office, school
What is consultative register?
This shows the relationship between others words in a sentence like above, over, into, near. Not a feature of ASL.
What are prepositions?
These body parts can be used to show intensity of feeling.
What are lips, mouth, tongue, teeth, and eyes?
This allows the interpreter to embody a character's perspective, paint a visual picture, and eliminate he said she said.
What is body shifting?
Wake up early - means go to bed early not stay awake all night eyes open
What is contrasting?
This register is indicative of slang, one-handed signs, and use of fillers.
What is intimate register?
If you don't mind, in my opinion, I'm not sure, sort of, I guess, and I'm sorry are examples of what kind of language.
What is powerless language?