Complaining, making Complaining, making suggestions, and requestssuggestions, and requests

Unit 14

ASL II

Identify the AilmentIdentify the AilmentHAVE-PAINHAVE-CRAMPCOUGHHAVE-COLDHAVE-SORE-

THROATSCRATCHINGFEEL-TIRED

Ailment, cont…Ailment, cont…INFLAMMATION

(DCL:bent-5“swollen part of the body”)

CAN’T+SLEEP+ SCL:V“toss and turn”

HAVE-UPSET-STOMACH

(2h)VOMITFEEL-DIZZY

Ailment, cont…Ailment, cont…HAVE-

DIARRHEARED “area of

body”Fs-RASHFEEL-SORENOT+FEEL+

GOODFEEL+LOUSY

SuggestionsSuggestions

FINISHWHY+NOTSHOULD

RemediesRemedies

MEDICINE TAKE-PILL SPOON-IN-SYRUP ICL“use dropper” BCL“rub on” GO-SEE DOCTOR LIE-DOWN REST

EmpathizeEmpathize

“pshaw”AWFUL“wow”KNOW+

Example of Classifier Example of Classifier SentenceSentence

MY SON, NOT GO-TO SCHOOL, UP-TILL-NOW TWO-DAYS. IX NOT+FEEL+GOOD <rs:son BCL“hands on stomach indicating indigestion”, “wave” MOM IX-loc “stomach”, HAVE-UPSET-STOMACH>. ME <rs:narrator BCL “tell him to relax” MEDICINE SPOON-IN-SYRUP>. NOW LITTLE-BIT BETTER++

EnglishEnglish

My son did not go to school for 2 days. He did not feel good, had an upset stomach. I told him to take medicine. Now he feels better.

More Examples…More Examples…

ME FEEL+LOUSY. PAST+NIGHT ME DRINK++ COFFEE. WRONG ALL-NIGHT WIDE-AWAKE CAN’T SLEEP SCL:V “toss and turn”. ME DRINK WARM MILK. FINALLY SLEEP TIME+4 EARLY-MORNING.

EnglishEnglish

I feel lousy. Last night I drank lots of coffee. It was a mistake, I was up all night, could not sleep. I drank some warm milk. Finally went to sleep at 4 in the morning.

Now Try this…Now Try this…

AWFUL. PAST+SATURDAY MY FRIEND US-TWO GO-TO TREE++ WALK. !ENJOY! ARRIVE HOME, WRONG DCL“itch on chest”. ICL“lift up my shirt” RED+“chest area” fs-RASH SCRATCHING. PINK MEDICINE BCL“rub on”. NOW MELT-AWAY.

EnglishEnglish

It was awful. Last Saturday, my friend and I went to the forest for a walk. We enjoyed it. When I arrived home, I was itching on my chest. I lifted my shirt and saw a rash. I put calamine lotion on it. It went away.

Complaining about feeling Complaining about feeling sicksick

Recurring– EVERY …– often

Continuous– ALL …

RecurringRecurring

EVERY-MORNING

EVERY-AFTERNOON

EVERY-NIGHTEVERYDAY

EVERY-WEEKEVERY-MONTHEVERY-HOURUP-TILL-NOW

(one of the above)UP-TILL-NOW

OFTEN

ContinuousContinuous

ALL-MORNING

ALL-AFTERNOON

ALL-NIGHTALL-DAY

ALL-WEEKALL-MONTHALL-HOURUP-TILL-

NOW (one of above)

Inflections – change in Inflections – change in movement of the signmovement of the sign

Uninflected Once Today

Last night

VOMIT

Recurring Several times a day

Every Fri.

Every AM

VOMIT++

Continuous Continuously with little interruptions

All night

All week

VOMIT-cont.

Example of Recurring Example of Recurring sentencessentences

EVERY-MORNING ME VOMIT++

EVERY-MORNING MOTHER fs-FOOT DCL:claw“swollen foot”++.

Examples of Continuous Examples of Continuous sentencesentence

ALL-MORNING ME VOMIT-cont.

ALL-DAY MOTHER fs-FOOT

puff cheeks

DCL:claw“swollen foot”-hold.

Complaining about animalsComplaining about animals

BITE-ON++COME-TO++Fs-HAIR FALL-

OUT++YELL++

LICK-ON++(2H)SCL:V“jum

p on”++BARK++

Complaining some more…Complaining some more…

SICK-OFTEND-TOALWAYS

AT THE GARAGEAT THE GARAGEYou and your partner will draw a piece of

paper. One of you will be a traveler, the other a

mechanic.The traveler is a foreign person and you

both don’t understand each other but you MUST communicate because something is wrong with your car.

Do not SIGN! Instead act it out or gesturing. Use descriptive, instrument, or element classifiers.

Fast Forward…Fast Forward…Everyone stand up in a circle in the

middle of the room.Tell Mrs. Cleveland and the class your

favorite sign.I will tell you to sign your sign

“as….as” you can.Examples are: big, small, slow, small,

happy, angrily, etc.

Children…Children… SPILL++ BE-LOST++ STEAL++ NOISE++ BREAK++ AFRAID COMPLAIN PHYSICAL-FIGHT+

+ FORGET++

TAKE-FROM++ TATTLE++ CRY++ YELL++ LIE++ QUARREL++ MISCHIEVOUS (2h)alt.DROP++

Roommates/SpousesRoommates/Spouses

FORGET++ (ALWAYS) GO-

OUT++ LATE++ BORROW-FROM-

me++ TOO-CLEAN++ OVERSLEEP++ TEMPTED++

BUY++ SPEND-MONEY-

FAST++ WORRY SMOKE-

CIGARETTE++ BITE-NAILS++ LEAVE-ALONE++ COMPLAIN++

More Complaining…More Complaining…TAKE-FROM-me++USE-cont. MY (object)ECL“odor from body”++LATE++(2h)EAT++COMMUTE++ BATHROOMBE-BROKE++BE-BEHIND-IN++WORK-cont.

Neighbors…Neighbors…

NOISE++NOSY++COMPLAIN++BOTHER-me++COME-TO++GOSSIP++

I can’t stand it anymore!I can’t stand it anymore!My roommate always forgets to flush the

toilet, I’m sick of it.MY ROOMMATE ALWAYS

FORGET++ ICL“flush” TOILET, SICK-OF.

Oh please, Why don’t you put a sign up that says “Please flush”.

“pshaw”. WHY+NOT ICL“tack on” DCL“sign” PLEASE ICL“flush”.

Good idea!GOOD+IDEA.

PETSPETS

My dog tends to jump on me and lick my face every morning. I’m so sick of it.

MY #DOG TEND-TO EVERY-MORNING (2h)SCL:V “jump on”++, LICK-ON-face++, SICK-OF.

ROOMMATEROOMMATE

I’m so tired of my roommate using my shampoo all the time, Gosh!

ME SICK-OF ROOMMATE USE-cont MY SHAMPOO, “pshaw”.

Making RequestsMaking Requests

NOT-MIND POSTPONE PREPONE SHOW-TO-person TELL-TO-person ASK-TO-person CALL-BY-PHONE-

person

GIVE-TO-person INFORM-person SUMMON-person PARTICIPATE HOLD-DOWN

“place” ALL-RIGHT PERMIT

Making requestsMaking requestsI’m so busy. There is a big pile of work, do you

mind making copies?ME BUSY++ WORK DCL“big pile”, NOT-

MIND PAPER COPY++.Last week my car broke down, I spent so much

money fixing it. Now I’m broke. Do you mind if we postpone skiing to next month?

ONE-WEEK-PAST CAR BREAK-DOWN, ME POUR-MONEY-IN. NOW, ME BROKE. NOT-MIND SKIING POSTPONE FUTURE+MONTH.

Talking about a third personTalking about a third person

You must use your signing space, verb inflections and pronouns appropriately

When that 3When that 3rdrd person is present person is present

Refer to that person’s actual location.If that person moves to another

location, refer to new location.What if that person left room? Refer

to the door that person went out of.

Talking about 3Talking about 3rdrd person not person not presentpresent

You need to establish a particular location to refer to that person.

Both you and the person you are talking with must refer to the same location.