Parameters
What are the 5 parameters of a sign
Handshape, Palm Orientation, Location, Movement, NonManual Markers (includes Facial Expression - but more!)?
What role do Non-Manual Markers play in ASL?
It is the grammar of the sentence
Who were the two men responsible for starting the first school for the Deaf?
Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
What is it called when ASL borrows a word from English and the quick fingerspelling of that word becomes the sign itself?
Lexicalized Fingerspelled words
Sign: Where do you go to school?
YOU SCHOOL GO-TO WHERE (W/H Q)
Handshape: "3". Palm Orientation: out to in. Twist forearm and change PO. What sign does this make?
THIRD
What is the Non-Manual Marker for a Y/N question?
Eyebrows up
When did Deaf President Now occur and who was the first Deaf President of Gallaudet University?
1988. Irving King Jordan
What is an example of a sign where the fingerspelling has become the sign?
BANK, BACK, DOG, etc
Sign: On Saturday I will sit outside and read a book
FUTURE SATURDAY ME OUTSIDE SIT BOOK READ
Both: "F". PO: Out to In. With hands touching separate change PO and make a circle in front of you with hands touching in the end. What sign does this make?
FAMILY
What is the Non-Manual Marker for a W/H question?
Eyebrows down or furrowed
Where is the first school for the Deaf in the United States located?
Hartford, Connecticut
When translating an English sentence to an ASL signed sentence what order should the signs go in to have correct grammar?
TIME, TOPIC, COMMENT
Sign: My dad found a snake in the bathroom
PAST BATHROOM IX-there MY DAD SNAKE FIND
Both: “X”. Both PO: Sides. Location: In front of body. Hands about 6 inches apart. Start with fingers pointing forward and bring fingers to pointing up as you bring hands toward you. What sign does this make?
YOU-GIVE-TO-ME
What is the Non-Manual Marker for "Topic Eyebrows"?
Eyebrows up
What is the name of the only Deaf Liberal Arts University in the world and where is it located?
Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.
Give me a signed example of correct ASL grammar
Answers vary
Dominant hand: "Bent-B". PO: Out. Location: Side of body. Move hand from near hip to shoulder. What sign does this make?
GROW-UP
What do you do when there are people signing and you need to get by them?
Go around them or pass straight through quickly (You may lightly touch a shoulder as you pass through.)
What is constructed action or role shifting?
When you create a conversation and characters within the sign space. You take on their behaviors and eye gaze
Sign: Hey, do you mind bringing your sister to buy shoes?
HEY DON'T-MIND SHOE STORE YOUR SISTER BRING-TO SHOE BUY (Y/N Q)