How Do You Sign in SEE?
What Would 2/3 Do?
Lesson Vocabulary
Complex Words
Affixes
SEE Principles (True/False)
100

Like

Right hand "L" pulls out from chest

100

The bear is big.

I can't bear the pain.

Sign the same.

100

Factory

F's outline "house"

100

Requirement

Require + -ment

100

How do you sign the ending -ion/-sion/-tion?

S moves down left palm

100

SEE was invented to replace ASL?

False. SEE is an educational tool that shows English on the hands.

200

They

Palm up moves to become "Y"

200

I like your haircut.

You look like your mother.

Sign the same.

200

Goal

Right hand index points up at left hand G

200

Rejoin

Re- + Join

200

How do you sign the marker n't?

Right hand palm out N twists in

200

When adding an affix it is best to isolate it and make bigger than the sign it modifies.

False.  Affixes should flow from the "base" sign and not be emphasized more than the "base" word.

300

Line

"L" slides across left hand, sideways 1

300

Use the saw to cut down the tree.

I saw a bird in the tree.

Sign different.

300

Field

F circles out along the length of left arm palm down "ground"

300

Laughable

Laugh + -able

300

How do you sign the prefix dis- ?

D's start crossed and pull down and apart like "not"

300

SEE uses 75% of ASL and only changes the sign if more than one meaning is connected with that sign.

True.  Almost all the signs in the SEE book are connected to the original ASL sign.

400

All

A+L+L

400

That's great news!

Don't step on the sidewalk grate.

Sign different

400

Social

Right hand S circles around left hand 1

400

Socialize

Social + -ize

400

How do you sign the affix -ist?

I's drop down in the sign for "person"

400

One sign can only represent one word in SEE.

True.  "A sign should be translatable to only one English word equivalent."

500

Letter

"A" moves from lips to palm up left hand

500

He plays baseball every summer.

She has a part in the school play.

Sign the same

500

Illustrate

Right hand "I" moves from near eye to sideways left palm ("picture")

500

Liquify

Liquid + -ify

500

How do you sign the affix ending -dom?

Right hand D circles out and back to palm down horizontal left arm ("land")

500

SEE does not use visual features to add meaning.

False.  Skilled SEE signers add clarity to their English signs by using placement, directionality, facial expressions, etc in their signing.

600

Butterfly

Hook thumbs of palm-in hands and flutter fingers

600

He always leaves his books on the table.

The leaves are beautiful.

Sign different

600

Receive

R's sit on top of each other and pull back to S's

("get")

600

Parentage

Parent + -age

600

How do you sign the prefix inter-?

Right hand I moves in and out of left hand 5 hand

600

SEE discourages the use of mouthing or speaking words when signing.

False. "Always speak/mouth when you sign and let facial expressions and body English aid in communication."

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