Vocabulary
Deaf
DEAF
What's for homework?
HOMEWORK WHAT
What is the name of Taylor Swift's current tour?
(fs) ERAS TOUR
Help me
HELP-ME
When asking a questions, in which direction are your eyebrows moving?
Down (furrowed)
Important
IMPORTANT
Do you work at a restaurant or a school?
YOU WORK RESTAURANT SCHOOL WHICH
What date is Halloween?
(fs) OCT 31
Please move the table.
TABLE MOVE PLEASE
Explain what deixis is.
Use of pointing to either use the verb "to-be" (pronouns) or to signify that we are referring to something in space.
Excuse me
EXCUSE-ME
I'm going to a party on Friday.
FRIDAY PARTY GO I
What is the name of the first University for the Deaf?
Gallaudet University
Give the book to (a person)
BOOK GIVE-TO
What are the 5 parameters of ASL?
HANDSHAPE, PALM ORIENTATION, LOCATION, MOVEMENT, FACIAL EXPRESSION/NMS
Weather
WEATHER
Who is your favorite musician?
YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIAN WHO
Fingerspell "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"
(fs) THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG
Paul informed Jan
(fs) PAUL IX-LEFT (fs) JAN IX-RIGHT INFORM (moving left to right)
What are two grammatical structures (sign order) we use in ASL?
TOSV (Time, Object, Subject, Verb) and Topic-comment
Coffee
COFFEE
My email address is business352@icloud.com
MY EMAIL ADDRESS WHAT? (fs)BUSINESS 3 5 2 @ (fs)ICLOUD . (fs)COM
How many minutes are are in a year?
525,600
I want to visit California.
CALIFORNIA VISIT IX WANT IX.
What is the name of the linguistic convention which means writing a word in your native language for each sign that appears.
GLOSS or GLOSSING