ASL 1 Review

Sign It!

100

Do you look like your dad?

YOU LOOK-LIKE YOUR DAD?

200

Where do you take sign language?

YOU TAKE SIGN WHERE?

300

Tell me about your teacher.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

400

Do you shower everyday?

YOU SHOWER EVERYDAY?

500

What day do people go to church?

PEOPLE GO CHURCH, WHAT DAY?

Sign It 2

100

How many days does a week have?

ONE-WEEK HAVE HOW-MANY DAYS?

200

What did you do last weekend?

PAST WEEKEND WHAT-DO YOU?

300

Which do you like better, summer or winter?

SUMMER [bodyshift]-OR WINTER, YOU LIKE BETTER WHICH?

400

Do you like going for a stroll in a cool autumn breeze?

AUTUMN, WIND-[light], COOL, YOU LIKE CL:1-"go for a stroll"?

500

I am happy because today is Friday.

I HAPPY, WHY? TODAY FRIDAY!

Culture

100

Historically, ASL is related to what other sign language?

French Sign Language

200

American Sign Language is used by most people in which two countries?

America and Canada

300

How are American Sign Language and Deaf culture primarily transmitted from generation to generation? 

Residential Schools

400

The role of facial expressions, eye gaze, and head movement in ASL is primarily what?

grammatical 

500

Among ASL signers, Fingerspelling is mainly used for what?

Naming people/places and specifying brand names. 

GRAMMAR

100

The five parameters of ASL

handshape

palm orientation

location

movement

non-manual markers 

200

Why do we "gloss" ASL rather than just writing it?

Because ASL is not meant to be written, we have to write HOW something is signed rather than WHAT is being signed. 

300

What does TOSV stand for?

Time, Object, Subject, Verb.

400

What is it called when you introduce a topic and then make an observation about that topic?

Topic-comment format.

500

Give 2 examples of Compound Signs (two separate signs combined to make an additional meaning)

HOME+WORK, PARENTS (MOTHER+FATHER), SUNNY (SUN+SHINE), BREAKFAST (EAT+MORNING), LUNCH (EAT+AFTERNOON), DINNER (EAT+NIGHT), BELIEVE (THINK+MARRY)

Culture 2

100

To get the attention of a Deaf person looking away, you should..

Tap them on the shoulder

200

If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:

Go ahead and walk through

300

Where do deaf people usually meet in the house to talk?

kitchen

400

In general, the least effective communication strategy to communicate with Deaf people is what?

Lip Reading

500

What was the purpose of the protest rally at Gallaudet University in March 1988

To assure the Deaf people would be placed in top level decision making positions