The 5 Parameters of ASL
GLOSSING
ASL Word Order/Grammar
Student Signs
Ms. Stevens Signs
100

What is the handshape used to express [SO-SO]?

5

100

GLOSS this:

"I do not have any brothers or sisters."

___________________neg

ME NONE BROTHER SISTER.

100

ME and MY are the same sign.


True or False?

False

100

NEED

**Shows the correct sign for NEED

100

What is the sign?

**recalls HAVE

200
What location is used to express the sign INTERESTING?

In front of the nose/face

200
GLOSS this: 


"I have one brother and one sister."

________________lft     ________rt

ME HAVE ONE BROTHER, ONE SISTER. 

200

If you have siblings of both genders you should use...

contrastive structure!

200

LAST

**Shows correct sign for LAST

200

What is the sign?

**recalls WANT

300

What NMM is used when signing NONE BROTHER SISTER?

Negation ___neg

300
GLOSS this:


"I only have one brother."

_________________aff

ME HAVE ONE BROTHER. 

300

For rocking numbers the smaller number should twist (up/down) to the larger number? 


Up or Down?

Up

300

[BE CLOSE TO]

**Shows correct sign for [BE CLOSE TO]

300

What is the sign? 

NOT [BE CLOSE TO]

400

What palm orientation is used for the sign [US TWO]?

Towards the body

400

GLOSS this:

"What do you need?"

___________whq

YOU NEED WHAT?

400

TRAIN ZOOM SORRY, is an ASL idiom. What does it mean or give an example.

-You missed the boat

-I don't want to repeat what I just said/signed in a joking manner

400

89

**Produces 89 correctly

400
What is the sign? 

OLDEST

500

What palm orientation is used for the sign [TWO OF YOU]?

Up towards the ceiling

500
When GLOSSING you should include words such as 

I, DO, IT, IS, etc. 


True or False?

False!!!

These are called English intrusions.

500

When signing numbers such as 

22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99...

Your palm orientation should face


down towards the floor

500

INTERESTING

**Shows correct sign for INTERESTING

500
What did Ms. Stevens sign? 

______________lft    ________rt/neg

ME HAVE 1 BROTHER, NONE SISTER.

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