Things to Know
The space where most signs are made in normal conversation.
What is sign space?
Pointing to an empty space to represent a person or object that is not visible.
What is Deixis?
When signing your name, you do this in-between your first and last name.
What is Pause?
These numbers are signed with the hand facing the signer, rather than facing outward.
What are numbers 1-5?
She is a stunt double for a famous woman superhero. Known as the "fastest woman in the world". She dies in November of 2018.
Who is Kitty O'Neil?
The hand that feels most comfortable and natural for you to sign with. Often the hand that you write with.
What is the dominant hand?
Pointing back to yourself or the person you're talking about to show completion of thought. This avoids interruption and awkward pauses.
What is a closing signal?
When you use deixis, look towards the area you're pointing to. This is called ____ _____ and helps "hold" that location for the person or thing you're signing about.
What is Eye Gaze?
When taking a break in a sentence and wanting to tell the person you are signing to, you might use this sign.
What is Hold On?
Young American actor, writer, producer, and director. Stars in "Switched at Birth" and new Netflix Original "The Society".
Who is Sean Berdy?
When signing, _______ is important. Sloppy, uncertain signing is like mumbling and causes careless errors that drastically effect meaning.
What is precision?
You must maintain ___ ______ when signing to others or when others sign to you.
What is Eye Contact?
This is a slight difference between signs.
What is Variation?
The fingerspelling abbreviation for the month of September.
What is SEPT?
American actor and bodybuilder. Mr. America and Mr. Universe. Best known for playing a green comic character in the late 1970s.
Who is Lou Ferrigno?
The five parameters, or five separate features of an ASL sign, must be used correctly for a signer to understand the concept. Palm orientation, movement, and location are three. The other two are...
What is handshape or non-manual signals/facial expressions?
Introductions in the Deaf Community tend to include _______ and _________ _______. Often, new acquaintances know relatives or have friends in common.
What is first and last name?
This type of sign comes first in a sentence.
What are signs that show when?
This ASL phrase asks for help and clarification of the definition of a sign. (Two answers acceptable)
What is "What does it mean" or "Explain it again"?
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God and to date is the only deaf performer to have won an Academy Award.
Who is Marlee Matlin?
The location your hand in held while fingerspelling. It is the same area one would hold a coffee cup.
What is Fingerspelling Space?
Raising your eyebrows forms the _______- ________, an expression that shows you are asking a question.
What is Question-Maker?
The type of sign that goes at the end of a sentence.
What is question words or WH-Signs?
This sign is very similar to the sign for both "Cheese" and "School".
What is Paper?
Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator. Both his wife and mother were deaf.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?