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100

NMS needed for signing YES and NO

head nod (YES) and head shake (NO)

100

These go at the end of a question and must use NMS

WH signs (who, what, when, where, why)

100

How do you sign "or" in ASL?

WHICH

100

Where are male signs signed? Female signs?

Give two examples of each.

Male = top half of the face

Female = bottom half of the face

+ Examples of each

100

This was established in 1864, was chartered by Abraham Lincoln, and is the only Deaf college in the world.

Gallaudet University

200

How do you sign YOU'RE-WELCOME in ASL?

sign THANK-YOU back or just give a head nod
200

A  difference in the way a sign is signed, sometimes based on where you live.

Variation

200

A visual phone that allows Deaf to communicate using ASL

Videophone

200

Explain the difference between "he goes" and "they go" in ASL.

he goes = 1 handshape  (for singular)

they go = 5-claw handshape (for plural)

200
___ indicates a person who works as or does the sign.  Give two examples

Agent Marker

2 examples vary

300

In ASL, when responding to questions, the rule is

No one-word answers.  Repeat the question in the answer.

300

These resemble or look like the meaning of a sign + 3 examples

Iconic ... + examples

300

A sign given that uses your initial and a characteristic about you

Name Sign

300

___ is used to create a visual order of information, while ____ is used to contrast, compare or separate information.

Listing & Ordering ... Shoulder Shifting

300

Make eye contact and talk directly to the Deaf person when using ____

Interpreters

400

ASL is NOT what?    Plus - where are time or when signs signed in ASL order?

ASL is NOT English.    

Plus - at the beginning or first in a sentence

400

This refers to the hearing status ... lack of a sense of hearing

deaf ... Pathological Deafness

400

Name an ASL grammar structure

Topic-Comment


400
When you sign a number moving away from your ___, this is called the ___ ___.

chin .... Age Spot

400

Name the first school set up for Deaf students in America (in 1817 in Hartford, Conn.)

American School for the Deaf

500

To modify the meaning of a sign, what do you do?

Use NMS or facial expression.

500

__ refers to members of a community and use ASL

Deaf

500

ASL is or is not universal?   And why?  Give an example to defend your answer

ASL is not universal. Just as different countries have their own languages, they also have their own sign languages.  Various examples?

500

Two part question: homework, parents, neighborhood are all what kind of signs?  AND ... what are hearing kids of Deaf people called?

compound signs ... CODA

500

___ is when a root sign is used the handshape is changed to the first letter of the sign and gives a more specific meaning to the root sign.

Give 3 examples

Initialization

Give 3 examples

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