Rhetorical Questions
In English, what does a rhetorical question not require.
An answer
How is the head positioned for the question part of RHQ?
tilted to the side
What is left between the question and answer when glossing an English sentence into an ASL rhetorical question? (2 answers)
a space and a break in the line
Cohin is learning percussion because he loves music.
___________________RHQ__ ________y_____
Percussion fs-Cohin learn why Music he kiss-fist
The sign "For-For" is a __________ of the sign for.
repeated movement
In ASL rhetorical questions, these two things are provided by the signer.
The question and the answer
How is the head positioned for the answer part of RHQ?
upright position
When using NMM, what goes over the sentence? (2 answers)
a line and appropriate letters
Malerie received a scholarship because she had good grades.
_______________________RHQ__
Scholarship fs-Malerie receive why
_____________y____
Good grade she have
What is For-For interpreted as?
"what for?" or"why"
This word is not used in ASL and instead becomes the rhetorical question "WHY"
True of false: The eyebrows are lowered for the question word of a rhetorical sentence.
False
How many lines are drawn over a rhetorical question?
2- one over the question part and one over the answer part
Adalyn wants to become a Veterinarian because she loves animals.
_____________________________RHQ_
Veterinarian fs-Adalyn want become why
____________y___
Animals she kiss-fist
Jennifer went to the store yesterday for eggs, milk, and butter.
_______________________RHQ___
Yesterday store fs-Jennifer go for-for
________________y_____
Egg (and) milk (and) butter.
What do rhetorical questions function like when translated from ASL to English?
a regular sentence
In signing a rhetorical question, when would you nod and when would you shake the head?
nod for a positive statement and shake for a negative statement
True or False:
The signer pauses between the question and answer part of a rhetorical question.
True
Is this correct glossing?
The teacher was late to school because she could not find her car keys.
_______________RHQ_ _________________y__
School teacher late why Her car key find she can't
no, y over can't should be a n
Gloss this sentence:
My dad used to wake up at 4:00am to go to work.
_____________________________RHQ__
Past time- 4:00am my dad wake-up for-for
______y_
Go work
Name the three ways to abbreviate a rhetorical question.
RH-Q, RHQ, rhq
How do you move the head for confirming information?
nod
What is written above the line drawn over the question part of a rhetorical question?
What is written above the line drawn over the answer part of the rhetorical question?
RH-Q (or RHQ or rhq)
a "y" for positive and a "n" for negative
What, if anything, is missing from this glossed sentence?
I went to MCG because I wanted to major in Occupational Therapy.
Past fs-MCG I go Occupational Therapy I want major
line over question part with RHQ over why
line over answer part with y over positive part
Write as an english sentence:
___________________________RHQ__
Movie fs-Jessica (and) fs-Cory go for-for
__________y____
watch new movie
Jessica and Cory went to the movies to watch the new movie.