Vocabulary
Adverb Non-Manual Markers
Symbols for NMS
Symbols for Classifiers
Transcription Conventions:Symbols for Glossing
100

"drip", "squirt", "spit"

What is Element Classifier, ECL, used to represent liquid, air, fire and light?

ECL:S -1

100

_____cs__

YESTERDAY IX

What is close by in time or location?

"cs" stands for cheek to shoulder

100

_____cond__

YOU DRIVE...

What is conditional clause?

Always the first part of a sentence

100

Index-5

What is a herd of people or animals?

100

WORD

SIGN

DEAF

What is an English word in capital letters stands for an ASL sign which is called gloss?

The meaning of the sign and the English word may not be exactly same.

200

Overlook

What is CL:5 on swiped in front of face?

200

____grimace___

"wow" #HURT

What is being hurt?

200

________

WHAT-MANNER>

What is Concerned?

Response marker showing of the different affects or feelings when interacting with others

200

A classifier sign representing an object in a specific place and sometimes indicating movement. Hand-shape is given, followed by spatial or locative information italicized and in quotation marks

Ex:  LCL-B "leaf drifting to a ground"

What is Locative Classifier? LCL

200

POSS

POSS "father", POSS "MINE"

What is Possessive pronoun?

Specific referents are given in italics and quotation marks when necessary

300

Job

What is CL:S tapping on the wrist?

300

_________stress___

.../HURRY)

What is marker for intensity?

300

______cond/neg__

SUPPOSE NONE....

What is similar to condition sentence indicating when something happens?

300

A classifier sign  of representing a category of nouns such as vehicle or person. handshape is given, followed by information about aspecific movement in italics and in quotation marks.

EX: "person walking stiffly and hurriedly"

What is Semantic Classifier? SCL

300

(2h)

(2h) LCL "spinning"

What is two-handed?

They are used when a sign commonly one-handed is made with both hands.

400

Scared

What is CL: 5 across the chest?


400

__________

MAKE-FACE

What is smug?

400

++

What is repetitive motion of a sign? 


400

A body sign representing a specific part of the body doing the action.

Specific action is described in italics and quotation marks.

EX: "crossing legs", "Taps foot"

What is Body Part Classifier? BPCL

400

(2h)alt.

(2h)alt. YELL

(2h)alt. LOOK 


What is alternate?

This symbol indicates that both hands move in an alternating movement

500

#COOL

What is acting Cool ?

500

__________

she - TURN-HEAD-LOOK-AT-me

What is peeved?

500


Raised eyebrows with wiggled INDEX FINGER

What is asking question if it is true?

500

A sign representing an element of earth such as  rain, wind/smoke/gas, fire and light

EX: "waterfall", "water dripping from a faucet", "a streaming sun"

What is Element Classifier? ECL

ECL5wfall

ECL-1

ECL-Bent 5

500

IX-loc

IX-loc "under bed"

What is "there"?

is used to indicate the location of an object or place.