ASL Foundations
ASL is historically related to which signed language?
A: French Sign Language.
Name ONE effective way Deaf people communicate with non-signers.
A: Writing / gestures / interpreter.
NMS for yes/no questions?
A: Raised eyebrows.
First Deaf president of Gallaudet University?
A: I. King Jordan.
Cardinal numbers (1–9): palm orientation?
A: Palm outward.
Is ASL a universal sign language?
A: No.
Name the two opposite attitudes about Deaf people.
A: Pathological view + Cultural view.
NMS for WH-questions?
A: Lowered eyebrows.
Priest who created first Deaf school in France?
A: Abbe de l’Epee.
Ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd…) movement?
A: Inward twist.
A language is a ____ of relatively____ symbols and _____signals that change _____ and that members of a _____, _______ and use for several purposes: to interact with each other, to communicate their _____, and to transmit their _____ from generation to generation.
A: system; arbitrary; grammatical; across time; community; share, ideas, intentions and emotions; culture.
List ALL THREE most effective Deaf–hearing communication methods.
A: Writing, gestures, interpreter.
NMS for negation?
A: Headshake side-to-side.
Hearing minister who traveled to Europe to learn Deaf teaching?
A: Thomas Gallaudet.
Age numbers (1–5): palm orientation?
A: Palm inward.
True or False: ASL grammar is similar to English grammar.
A: False.
(NAME SIGNS) – Name TWO types/characteristics of Deaf name signs.
A: Any two: initialized, gender-based, descriptive, arbitrary.
NMS for near distance?
A: “CS.”
Deaf educator from France who became headmaster in U.S.?
A: Laurent Clerc.
Counting numbers (1–5): palm orientation?
A: Palm inward (no twist).
Part 1: ASL uses space and movement to show…?
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Part 2: Which option describes spatial referencing?
a. pointing
b. eye gaze
c. observer POV
d. set & hold a reference point
e. none
A: Spatial agreement & referencing
A: d. set & hold a reference point.
What was the biggest impact of Deaf residential schools?
A: They created a shared language (ASL) and strong Deaf community.
NMS for moderate distance?
A: “MM.”
Black Deaf educator who founded many schools in Africa?
A: Andrew Foster.
Multiples of 11 (22–99) movement?
A: Double downward hand bob