Phonology
Handshape, movement, location, palm orientation, and non-manual markers.
What is the five parameters of ASL phonology?
The smallest unit of language that has meaning.
What is morpheme?
What is noun?
Using of images and/or elements in the space to discuss what is not currently present
What is depiction?
The use of language beyond individual sentences
What is discourse?
A language feature that is frequent, simple, and acquired early
What is 'unmarked'?
A morpheme that can occur by itself as an independent unit.
What is free morpheme?
Verbs in ASL that show subject and/or object.
What is indicating verbs?
A specific term refers to handshapes, movements, and facial expressions used to represent objects, locations, or actions in space.
What is classifier?
Choosing different word forms depending on whether the setting is formal or informal
What is register variation?
A change in a single phonological parameter can create a different word - we see this through what?
What is minimal pairs?
One of the processes that converts a verb to a noun in ASL
What is reduplication?
Canonical word order structure for English & ASL
What is SVO?
When a signer assumes the role of another person and shows the character's actions with their own body.
What is constructed action?
Real conversations are different from simple examples often found in textbooks because real conversations frequently include these three things.
What is interruptions, overlapping turns, and unfinished sentences.
A period of time during which all aspects of the articulation bundle are in a steady state.
What is "Hold"?
When a verb moves from one point in space to another to indicate who is doing the action and who is receiving it.
What is verb agreement?
What are adverbs?
What is constructed dialogue?
When a person uses language that implies more than just the literal meaning of the words, relying on shared cultural knowledge to be understood.
What is subtext (or implicature)?
A signer produces IX.1 followed by KNOW, and the handshape of IX.1 changes from a 1 handshape to a Bent B to match the handshape of KNOW. This is an example of what?
What is assimilation?
A handshape that represents a category of object and is used to show location, movement, or action.
What is a classifier predicate?
A morphological quality that often leads to languages with flexible word order.
What is rich morphology?
When a signer shows themself as part of a depicted scene, rather than as an outside observer.
What is internal viewpoint?
Our sense of public self image, including both the desire to be included/accepted, and the desire to be independent.
What is "face"?