ASL 1
A question signed with eyebrows raised indicates:
a yes/no question
Possessive pronouns differ from personal pronouns in which of the following sign parameters?
Handshape
Which of the following would be most likely represented by the "3" hand classifier (CL:3)? a. cup b. crowd of people c. person d. car
car
American Sign Language was developed in the early 1800's and was based on:
French Sign Language and Home signs created by children at the American School for the Deaf
A question with eyebrows squeezed together indicates:
a question that requires an answer
Which of the following describes an appropriate way to use indexing to reference one person in a group of people (e.g., yourself and 3 siblings)? a. hold up four fingers on your dominant hand and use your non-dominant hand to indicate which person you are referencing b. hold up four fingers on your non-dominant hand and use your dominant hand to indicate which person you are referencing
B: Hold up four fingers on your non-dominant hand and use your dominant hand to indicate which person you are referencing
Tense of a verb can be indicated with movement. Which of the following could be used to indicate a past tense verb?
Backward movement
The primary supporter of using American Sign Language was:
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Noun-verb pairs are signs that:
Use the same handshape, location, and orientation, but use a different movement to indicate the difference, between a noun and a verb
When talking about a past or future event in ASL. the appropriate structure for establishing the time frame is:
TIME-TOPIC-COMMENT
The primary supporter of the oralism method was:
Alexander Graham Bell
As a hearing person, when communicating with a Deaf person who uses only American Sign Language, which of the following are true? a. You should both sign and use your voice at the same time when communicating b. You should tell the Deaf person you will interpret the conversation, even if you know interpreting the conversation is beyond your skill level c. do your best to include the Deaf person in any conversation you have with hearing people in their presence
c. do your best to include the Deaf person in any conversation you have with hearing people in their presence
Which of the following is a correct sentence in ASL a. MOTHER LOVE FATHER b. SHE LOVE HIM c. MOTHER LOVE HIM d. SHE LOVE FATHER e. all of the above
All of the them!
Behavioral rules of Deaf Culture indicate that appropriate ways to receive a name sign include:
Deaf parents giving a name at birth and Receiving a name sign while enrolled in a residential school for the Deaf
Based on the definitions discussed in your textbook and in class, in order to be considered a member of the Deaf Culture, an individual must:
Regularly participate in social events with other Deaf individuals, have a hearing loss, use ASL, and advocate for Deaf issues and the use of ASL
List two ways in which you can inflect a sign in ASL.
Intensity of facial expression
Faster, slower, sharper, larger sign movement
Nod or shake your head faster, slower, or sharper
Mouth movements
When fingerspelling a word:
Voicing when using Signed English (or mouth movements when not voicing/using ASL) should match the whole word you are fingerspelling (e.g., mouth movements represent the name "John")
You are trying to convey the concept that you have been studying for an exam repeatedly, so much that you are really tired of studying. The appropriate inflection to indicate this would be:
a repeated motion with both straight and circular movement
Which of the following describes the appropriate non-manual markers to indicate a topicalized statement? a. raise your eyebrows for the entire statement b. lower you eyebrows for the topic of the sentence, then use appropriate neutral, affirmative, or negative facial expressions for the comment part of the sentence c. lower your eyebrows for the entire statement d. raise your eyebrows for the topic of the sentence, then use appropriate neutral, affirmative, or negative facial expressions for the comment part of the sentence
d. raise your eyebrows for the topic of the sentence, then use appropriate neutral, affirmative, or negative facial expressions for the comment part of the sentence
Name three of the five sign parameters (phonology). For each one, briefly define the parameter and give an example of how changing that parameter can change the meaning of a sign.
Handshape: Names describe handshapes and are used in dictionaries and for instruction
Movement: Action used to create the sign
Palm Orientation: Position and direction of palms-Forward, Inward, Horizontal, Palm toward palm, Palm to palm
Location: Where you place and form a sign and sign space
Non-Manual Markers: Body movements and facial expresssions
List two ways in which you can indicate negation in ASL. AND List two ways in which you can pluralize a noun or verb in ASL.
Negation- Sign NOT before a word, Shake your head while signing, Reverse palm orientation, Frown while signing
Pluralize: Repetition, Add a number, Numeral incorporation, Quantifiers: FEW, MANY, SOME, Classifiers, Repeat verb, Plural pronouns