Emotions
The parameter difference between chair and sit.
What is movement?
the shared experience of deaf people that
has its own values & social norms
What is Deaf Culture?
This parameter shows emotion, shows grammar, and can change signs meanings. You should always make sure this parameter matches what you are signing about.
What are non-manual markers?
There are 5 components of them in ASL grammar.
What are parameters?
these types of friends can give a name sign
What is deaf friends?
The parameter difference between brown and tan.
What is handshape?
individuals who have some degree of
deafness and can use a spoken language
What is Hard of Hearing?
These are signs that use letters to spell out the word. Also used to give names.
What is fingerspelling?
when signing 'no' you must do this
What is a head shake?
Only 30% of the english language can be understood this way.
What is lipreading?
The parameter difference between name and chair.
What is palm orientation?
signs that change depending on the way
the signs are moved
What is Directionality?
These questions are signed with your eyebrows up and chin coming forward?
What are yes/no questions?
an expression that conveys
comprehension, sympathy, and concern similar
to huh, hmmm, oh, aha, etc.
What is Oh-I-See?
type of name sign that shows a physical or
behavioral trait
What is a descriptive name sign?
The parameter difference for the sign COLD vs. WINTER
What is a Non-Manual Marker?
doorbells, telephone, fire, smoke alarms
for deaf
What are Visual Signals?
These signs are signed with your eyebrows down/furrowed.
What are wh-signs?
'mine', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'theirs' are all
examples of what?
What are possessives?
allows two deaf people to converse
naturally, just like having a conversation in
person
What is a video phone?
The parameter difference between Red and Pink
What is handshape?
a group of people in pursuit of common
goals and interests
What is a community?
These are signs that can be signed differently because of regionality or accent.
What are ASL variations?
ASL sentence structure when no time.
What is Topic Comment?
a device similar to a keyboard; a caller
types their message and the person on the
other end reads it
What is TTY?
The parameter difference between WHAT? and HERE.
What is movement?
The signed alphabet that is the most
similar to ASL
What is FSL or LSF
Some signs are signed once and some twice to distinguish between them.
What are nouns and verbs?
ASL sentence structure with time.
The best way to learn any language is to _______with the people who use it.
What is socialize?
The parameter difference between MAN and WOMAN?
What is location?
looking towards the area you are pointing
to
What is eye gaze?
signs that resemble the meaning behind
the signs, like 'book'
What are iconic signs?
These signs go after the noun.
What are adjectives?
The only thing deaf people can not do.
What is hear?