The Family Tree
What are the signs for .... GRANDMOTHER, GRANDFATHER, PARENTS, AUNT, UNCLE, SON, DAUGHTER
proper formation of the signs according to the 5 parameters.
What are the ASL Glosses for a head nod and a head shake?
head nod _______nod
head shake _______neg
3 siblings in a family - how do you show the rankings? You are the oldest, a sister is the middle, a brother is the youngest
Non-dominant hand is a 3. Dominant hand points to thumb for ME, middle finger for SISTER, LAST for youngest brother
Sign the answer to this question - YOU DEAF, YOU (q)
NO, ME NOT DEAF ME
Count by 10s from 10 - 100
proper formation of numbers
What vocabulary could you use to describe a man and a woman who fell in love and decided to get married.
BOY+FRIEND, GIRL+FRIEND, LEAVE-for-fs-date, FALL-IN-LOVE, ENGAGED, WEDDING, MARRIED, HUSBAND, WIFE
What is the ASL gloss for giving someone a choice between two things?
______lf _____rt
choice 1 choice 2
You have one sister. You two are close. How do you sign that?
Non-dominant hand 2 - point to sister, then me. US-TWO be-CLOSE.
Sign the answer to this question - YOU HAVE CHILDREN, YOU (q)
NO, ME NONE CHILDREN, ME (neg)
Sign the following numbers properly -
67, 68, 69, 78, 79, 89
first #, wrist twist to the left, second #
What are the signs for - step-father, step-mother, step-son, step-daughter
STEP followed by the appropriate family members.
What is the ASL Gloss for identifying a person you want to discuss / describe?
PERSON IX-loc or IX-person, PERSON
You have a sister and a brother. You are sort of close to your brother. How do you sign that.
non-dominant hand 3 - point to thumb ME, second finger SISTER, LAST BROTHER - BROTHER, ME SO-SO-CLOSE
Sign the answer to this question - YOU LEARN ASL, YOU (q)
YES, ME LEARN ASL, ME (nod)
Sign the following numbers properly -
86, 87, 96, 97, 98
first #, wrist twist to right, second #
How would you explain twins that are identical and twins that are fraternal?
TWINS LOOK-SAME, TWINS LOOK-DIFFERENT
How would you transcribe this into English -
ME NONE GUM, YOU HAVE YOU (neg) (q)
I don't have gum. Do you have gum?
How would you sign this statement - I have two sisters and one brother.
I HAVE 2-SISTER (left/nod) 1-BROTHER (right/nod)
Sign the answer to this question - IN-FUTURE, YOU WANT CHILDREN, YOU (q)
YES IN-FUTURE ME WANT CHILDREN ME (nod)
NO IN-FUTURE ME NOT WANT CHILDREN ME (neg)
How old are you? I am 9.
HOW-OLD YOU (whq)
ME OLD 9
How would you sign this in ASL - His father is my uncle.
IX-man MAN, poss’man’ FATHER, MY UNCLE
How would you transcribe this into English -
She lives in France. Her parents live in England.
IX-woman WOMAN LIVE IX-loc FRANCE. POSS ‘woman’ MOTHER + FATHER LIVE IX-loc ENGLAND
How would you sign this - There are four siblings. I am the oldest, the two middle are twin girls, the youngest is a boy.
non dominant hand 4 - point to first finger ME, point to two middle fingers GIRLS !TWINS!, point to last finger LAST brother
Sign the answer to this question - YOU HAVE LIBRARY BOOKS, YOU (q)
NO ME NONE LIBRARY BOOKS, ME (neg)
Please sign the question and the answer -
How old is the baby? The baby is 10 months old.
BABY HOW-OLD (whq)
BABY OLD 10 MONTHS