Facts
True or False: Prior to the birth of ASL, sign language had been used by various communities in the United States
True
Recognition of the legitimacy of ASL was achieved by ____________.
William Stokoe
Sign production can often vary according to location. Signers from the _____ tend to sign with more flow and ease. Native signers from _____ have been reported as signing comparatively more quickly and sharply.
South
New York/California/Coasts
Most children born to deaf parents are hearing. Known as CODAs ("_____")
Children Of Deaf Adults
Up to the 1950s, linguists did not consider __________ to be true "language" but as something inferior.
sign language
Perhaps the person most commonly associated with American Sign Language, _________ was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from college in 1904. _________ also published many books, was a successful lecturer, and she proved there are no limits to what you can accomplish.
Hellen Keller
There are [no differences / noticeable differences / some differences] between those who learn ASL as an (hearing) adult, (hearing) child, (Deaf) adult, (Deaf) child, second language, etc.
noticeable differences
Unlike many _____ children, CODAs acquire ASL as well as Deaf cultural values and behaviors from birth.
deaf
Fingerspelling is a form of _____, a linguistic process wherein words from one language are incorporated into another.
borrowing
ASL is most closely related to [Spanish Sign Language / French Sign Language / Chinese Sign Language].
French Sign Language
______’s first language is American Sign Language. She’s had prominent roles in many TV shows and movies, most recently as a doctor on Grey’s Anatomy, the first-ever deaf doctor role on primetime television. She also had a recurring role in the hit CW show Supernatural. ______’s most notable role was Holly Brodeen in Threat Matrix.
Shoshannah Stern
The prevalence of _____ Deaf schools can account for much of the regional variance of signs and sign productions across the United States
residential
Such bilingual hearing children may be mistakenly labeled as being "_____" or as having "language difficulties" because of preferential attitudes towards spoken language.
slow learners
Although there is no well-established writing system for ASL, written sign language dates back almost ____ centuries.
two
ASL emerged as a language in the [American School for the Deaf (ASD) / American School for the Patriots (ASP) / American School for the Hard-of-Hearing (ASHH)], founded in 1817.
American School for the Deaf (ASD)
___ was the first deaf Major League Baseball player. He played for 15 years as an outfielder, and he racked up some amazing feats and statistics. ___ hit the first grand slam home run in the American League in 1901 as a member of the Chicago White Sox. As a rookie, he led the National League in stolen bases. He’s credited with inventing the hand signals used in baseball today. The nickname “dummy” did not mean ___ was stupid. Back then, people were called “deaf” or “dumb” due to their hearing disability.
William “Dummy” Hoy
Just as there are _____ in speech, there are regional _____ in sign. People from the South sign slower than people in the North—even people from northern and southern Indiana have different styles.
accents
A common misconception is that ASL consists only of _____; although such a method (Rochester Method) has been used, it is not ASL.
fingerspelling
The American School for the Deaf was originally known as _______________.
Originally known as The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb
____ has been an actress ever since she was 7 years old. Her lead role in the movie Children of a Lesser God in 1986 earned an Academy Award and Golden Globe, making her the first and only deaf person to win these awards to this point.
Marlee Matlin
_____ evolved as a result of racially segregated schools in some states, which included the residential schools for the deaf.
Black ASL
Common misconceptions are that signs are iconically _____, that they are a transparent imitation of what they mean, or even that they are pantomime.
self-explanatory