General Knowledge
Classifier
Rules
Types of Classifiers
True or False
100
Classifiers help clarify information since ASL is a _____ language.
Visual
100
What can the 3 CL represent? (give 3 options)
Car, bus, truck, boat, submarine.
100
How many hands are used when representing a noun?
One hand.
100
What type of classifier describes a person or object.
Descriptive Classifiers
100
If you cannot think of the correct classifier, you can use whichever classifier as long as you label it first
FALSE: classifiers represent a class of nouns.
200
What is a classifier?
A particular handshape that represents a noun and its location and actions, if any.
200
Us
Using the appropriate handshape and movement, show how you would sign this picture.
(sign)
200
What must you do BEFORE using a classifier?
Label it
200
Instrument classifiers are used when you want to show how you manipulate an...
object; such as driving, hammering a nail, hanging up laundry, pouring water, etc.
200
When referring to our foot in a story, if we look down and point to our foot first, the addressee will know we are referring to our foot.
False: you must also sign within your signing space. So fingerspell foot and use classifier.
300
When a signer describes something from their point of view, it is referred to as...
signer's perspective.
300
Body classifier for giving a hug to a child.
(sign)
300
When both hands are used in an alternating manner, it indicates...
that the referents are located in several or many different places and not in a neat arrangement. (statue example)
300
Locative Classifiers show...
placement or spatial information about an object; sometimes indicates movement.
300
Classifiers that illustrate physical features of a noun and its location in space are referred to as SIZE AND SHAPE SPECIFIERS (SASS).
True
400
Where does the name 'classifier' come from?
Classifiers represent one 'CLASS' of nouns.
400
Using the 2CL bent, show how the people in the classroom are sitting right now...
(sign)
400
When is a classifier is repeated in a straight line with the dominant hand and the non-dominant hand 'holds' the starting place... it means that the referents are...
in an orderly configuration (people on beach)
400
This type of classifier is used to indicate a specific or non-specific number.
Plural classifiers (2 people vs 4 people)
400
When describing a pool shape, draw out the shape vertically instead of horizontally.
True: as long as you label it first, the addressee will understand that the pool isn't actually vertical.
500
What are the 7 types of classifiers? Worth 250 points if you can name 3 (ALL TEAMS HAVE A CHANCE)
1. Descriptive
2. Semantic
3. Locative
4. Body
5. Instrument
6. Body-part
7. Plural
500
When using classifiers, you must sign it in '_____perspective'.
signer's
500
What is the difference between Body classifiers and Bodypart classifiers?
Body: use your body to act out, role play, or mime. (often involves role shifting)
Bodypart: using classifier to represent legs (CL 2), foot, eyes, head, etc.