Fingerspelling & Numbers
Spelling AUTO when AUTOMECHANIC was signed originally is an example of what kind of fingerspelling error?
Omission
How would you sign there are 3 squirrels to the left using modulation?
sign: squirrel CL:bent X index and middle finger (on left +++)
An interpreter inaccurately interprets the "HELP" sign that is using an "R" letter as "Reinforce". A more more accurate equivalent interpretation would be?
WHAT IS "REHABILITATION"?
This may happen when too many CL's and SASS are used.
What is loss of relationship and the misunderstanding of referents.
What tense (Past, Present, Future) is represented by an "Unmarked" verb?
Present
What is the correct pace to fingerspell?
not too fast, not too slow, just right!
What is the intended impact of specific eye gaze?
Emphasis!
These common English terms are a NON-ASL standard and are often confusing for interpreters.
WHAT ARE ENGLISH AFFIXES.
U-N +FRIENDLY
B-I +LINGUAL
Equivalent or Non-Equivalent: A presenter is signing about a thin wire with pursed and tight lips, but the interpreter says "wire".
Non-Equivalent: The pursed lips used as Non-Manual Markers to describe the shape and size were omitted.
How could a signer make alter the sign "Paint" to emphasize that they have been painting all day?
Repeat and Puffed Cheeks
What is a loan sign?
Fingerspelled words that are signed in such a way as to beome a lexical item in themselves (example: EARLY, STYLE, BANK)
Describe 3 different ways of showing negation correctly in ASL?
- reversing the sign itself (don't-know, don't-want)
- by using a negating sign (never, not)
- by shaking one's head "no" while signing
- repetition of a negation at the end of an utterance
America's sign for this country uses their index finger at the outside corner of their eye. Although, more currently, ASL signer's have adopted the local sign.
What is China?
Dominant pointer to opposite shoulder. Back to dominant shoulder and down to hip/abdomen.
This "Facial Adverb" often describes "something different or out of alignment".
What is "TH"?
If a signer finger spells FLU and signs "Sick" repeatedly instead of only signing it once, what aspect have they changed?
Frequency
What is a possible error from producing numbers too slowly?
You may add emphasis or novelty to information that was not intended to be emphasized. Or certain emphasis may be missed if the original signer intentionally slowed down to show emphasis, and you now signing everything slow, would remove such emphasis
Name at least four different ways a signer may add add emphasis to their remark
- rhetorical question
- eye gaze
-fingerspelling
- repetition
- slower pace/modulation
- non-manual markers
During this way of signing, the sequence of signing is often altered.
What is CONTACT VARIETY SIGNING or PSE.
EARTH + DOWN = Down to Earth
-NESS + DEAF vs DEAF + -NESS.
Using these 2 different Non-Manual Markers on your body (separately)refers to 1-Confirmation/Negation and 2-Past/Present.
What is your Head and Torso?
How do we convey that an action is already completed?
What is an example of number incorporation?
TWO-WEEK-AGO, TWO-HOURS, EIGHT-MONTHS, etc
What is bracketing?
Bracketing is a repetition strategy used to convey emphasis by using the same lexical item at the beginning and end of an utterance
EX: QUESTION, YOU SINGLE, QUESTION
Signer's may want to add these English words or endings into their usage/vacabulary.
(Non specific)
-ING
TO
THE
ETC..
This is an inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice
or
a regulating according to measure or proportion.
Modulation
HOUSE (signed in a large space) is interpreted as "A very large house."
What difference is made to demonstrate intensity for the sign "Work"?
Repeat in a labored manner