Classifiers
Example of Classifiers
Mixed Classifiers
5 Parts of a Sign
100

This represents buttons, the face of a watch, and thin pole.

What is CL:F?

100

Jake has a window open.

What is CL-B?

100

Tina waiting on the bus

What is CL:1 and CL:3?

100

Handshape, Palm Orientation, Movement, Non-Manual Signals, and Location

What are the 5 Parameters of Sign?

200

This represents a sauntering or staggering person...

What is CL-1?

200

The pole is skinny.

What is CL-1

200

I left my cup in the bedroom.

What is CL-C and CL-B?

200

PLEASE and SORRY differs in this parameter.

What is handshape?

300

This represents a flat object such as piece of paper, magazine, newspaper, etc.

What is CL:B?

300

My bedroom has a Mickey Mouse clock on the wall.

What is CL-C (modified)

300

There are three people walking beside Myra.

What is CL-3 and CL-1?

300

CHOCOLATE and CHURCH share these parameters.

What is Handshape, location, palm orientation

400

This represent how wide something is.

What is CL-C (modified)?

400

The Jay-Z concert had 12,000 people in attendance.

What is CL:5

400

Who is that person standing by the plane? 

What is CL-ILY and CL-1?

400

RED and PINK share these parameters.

What is location, movement, and palm orientation

500

This represents large cylinder shape objects

What is CL:CC

500

The couch was long and striped.

What is CL-CC and CL-4

500

My family and I flew to Orlando, Florida to go to Disney World.

What is Classifier ILY?

500

SUMMER and DRY differ in this parameter.

What is location?