Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Variation
100
What are the five basic parts (parameteters) of a sign?
Handshape, location, movement, orientation, and nonmanual signals.
100
The creation of a new word by combining two free morphemes is called what?
Compounding
100
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc, are what kind of categories for signs (or words)?
Lexical categories.
100
The fact that the sign CAT refers to a four legged mamal with a tail and whiskers, is an example of what type of meaning?
Referential (142)
100
The process wherein a change occurs to an existing form of a sign, both signs co-exisit for a while, and then the old form disappears is called what?
Historical change
200
When glossing, the # symbol indicates what?
Lexicalized fingerspelling.
200
The first contact rule, the single sequence rule, and the weak hand anticipation rule are what kind of rules?
Morphological rules
200
What lexical category of signs (or words) "says something about the subject of a sentence?"
Predicates
200
The relationship of the signs BLUE, RED, YELLOW, GREEN, ORANGE, and PURPLE to the sign COLOR is an example of what type of lexical relationship?
Hyponymy
200
Language use that goes beyond the sentence is referred to as what?
Discourse
300
Who devised the first widely used system for descirbing signs?
William C. Stokoe
300
Verbs in ASL can include information about the subject and object of a verb. This is called subject-object what?
Agreement
300
What is it called whtn the object of a sentence is moved to the front of the sentence?
Topicalization.
300
The two basic types of Antonymy are what?
Gradable and nongradable.
300
Regional variations in the phonological system of a language.
Accents
400
What model or labelling system did Liddel and Johnson develop?
The Movement-Hold Model.
400
In "plain verbs" the function of location is what?
articulatory
400
"If it rains tomorrow, the game will be cancelled" - is an example of what basic sentence type?
Conditional (conditionals)
400
The signs WIFE and HUSBAND, AUNT and NEICE, as well as TEACHER and STUDENT -- are all examples of what type of semantic relationship?
Converseness
400
How many people can sign at once, how much one person should sign, what can be signed about, and so forth are examples of what?
Norms
500
The process of adding a movement segment is called what?
Epenthesis
500
When compounding, internal movement or the repetition of movement is eliminated. What is this called?
The single sequence rule?
500
It is common to do these signs: WHEN, WHO, WHAT, WHERE, FOR-FOR, and REASON with raised eyebrows in what type of question?
Rhetoricals
500
The extension of the use of a sign (or word) beyond its primary meaning.
Metaphor
500
The structure of discourse may differ depending on the setting, that is, where and when a conversation takes place. What is this called?
Register (or register variation).
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