Deaf Culture
What is the device commonly used in Deaf households to alert residents of doorbells or alarms?
flashing lights
What is a classifier?
- specific handshapes used to represent nouns and verbs
- to describe their size, shape, movement, and spatial relationships.
How does ASL express emphasis or intensity on a verb?
By repeating the sign, using larger movements, or adding facial expressions.
What is the only university in the world designed specifically for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students?
Gallaudet University
What are ways deaf people greet one another?
- hugging even after barely meeting
- physical touch
What is the name of the island that was once full of deaf people with rich deaf history?
What classifier would you use to describe a flat object like a book?
Flat classifier (CL: Flat)
How does one do “role shifting”in ASL?
Body placement.
Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University?
Dr. I. King Jordan
Why is eye contact important in Deaf culture vs hearing culture it is not as important?
(I AM LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC SIGN ALONG WITH YOUR ANSWER.)
It’s considered respectful and necessary for visual communication.
For hearing culture, people can look away and talk but deaf people hear with our eyes.
What is the slang in ASL?
You didn't see what I said? _____. Guess you won't know then.
TRAIN ZOOM
What classifier is used to describe circular objects?
F classifier/hand shape (CL: F)
How do you show time in ASL sentences?
You usually sign the time word first (like “YESTERDAY” or “TOMORROW”) at the beginning, so the listener knows when something happened.
Who is the American educator who co-founded the first permanent school for the Deaf in the United States?
He was inspired by his deaf neighbor and went to Paris SFD before returning
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
What is the word people label deaf people back then that is now considered a derogatory term for us?
- mute & dumb
- deaf & mute
- hearing impaired
Name two reasons why some members of the Deaf community oppose cochlear implants?
- Concerns about cultural erasure and the implication that being Deaf is a problem to fix.
- Trying to strip deaf children the freedom of being able to choose whether they would like hear or not and to speak or not because it is a way of forcing them to "fit in"
Using appropriate classifiers, how would you describe someone carefully pouring water from a pitcher into a glass?
Use CL:C for the pitcher, CL:C for the glass, and a tilting motion with the dominant CL:C to show pouring. Include a slight movement to indicate liquid flow (wiggling fingers or downward motion), and control facial expressions to show careful, slow action.
What is the typical word order of ASL?
Topic–Comment
Object–Subject–Verb
Time - Topic - Comment - Referent (person, place or thing)
Topic - Comment - Referent
What was the name of the first permanent school for the Deaf in the U.S., founded in 1817?
American School for the Deaf
What does ADA stand for and why is it important to the Deaf community?
American Disabilities Act
protects Deaf people's rights to access and communication.
What is the name of the social norm in Deaf culture where people are expected to give detailed explanations about their whereabouts, changes in plans, or being late? This leads to long conversations and losing track of time.
DST (Deaf Standard Time)
Sign language requires detailed conversations and meaningful connections.
Give me a short classifier story.
Handshapes only.
Explain HOLME's concept and what it stands for.
Handshape
Orientation
Locative
Movement
Expression
What year was DPN (Deaf President Now)?
1988
Explain the difference between how privacy is viewed in Deaf culture versus hearing culture when it comes to asking personal questions.
Deaf culture values openness and sharing, while hearing culture may see certain questions as too personal or intrusive