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ASL 2Advanced

Grammar & Culture

ASL 2Advanced

Grammar & Culture

ReduplicationReduplication

Seen in several Noun-Verb Pairs in ASL

Verbs-move slow and onceNouns-undergo reduplication: repeated and

faster

Examples: To-Fly vs. Airplane To-Sit vs. Chair

NMSNMS

Non-Manual Signals in ASL Non-Manual Signals in ASL include anything include anything

conveyed beyond the use conveyed beyond the use of hand signsof hand signs

ASL NMSASL NMS

FaceMouth (oo, mm, cha, cs, “th”, ...)*mouth morphemes often show

“intensity” or “degree”Eyes (eye gaze, squint, ...)Eyebrows (raised, lowered…)Nose (e.g. crinkled=yes)Tongue (e.g. Not-Yet)

Head

NodShakeTiltEtc…

Upper Body

ShoulderShrug (e.g. shy, …)

Role Shift movement

Etc…

5 Parameters in ASL

5 Parameters in ASL

HANDSHAPEPALM ORIENTATIONMOVEMENTLOCATIONNON-MANUAL SIGNALS

HANDSHAPEPALM ORIENTATIONMOVEMENTLOCATIONNON-MANUAL SIGNALS

Parameters: can be compared

similar to individual sounds

Minimal Pairs: Two words or signs that are identical except for ONE change; & this changes the meaning (minimally distinctive)

Minimal Pairs: Two words or signs that are identical except for ONE change; & this changes the meaning (minimally distinctive)

English- Pat, Bat, SatASL-FATHER, MOTHER, FINE (location)NAME, WEIGHT, KNIFE; SCHOOL, PAPER, CLEAN(movement)HOME, DEAF, YESTERDAY(handshape)LATE, NOT-YET(non-manual signal)THING, CHILDREN (palm orientation)

ASL Uses Space!!!ASL Uses Space!!!

Know what is Neutral Space in ASL, and the different “planes” we generally use when signing

Deixis- know this concept (establishing referents)-In ASL, we generally do this through indexing (pointing) and eye gaze

MovementMovement

ASL can use both non-manual signals and movement in space to simultaneously add meaning “on top of” signs, Movement changes to indicate person, number, etc.- often through certain verb types

Links to Wikipedia: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language/Grammar_1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language_grammar

Movement can change meaning: e.g. MORNING; EVERY-MORNING; ALL-MORNING

Verb Types in ASLp. 37 SN Level 2Verb Types in ASLp. 37 SN Level 2

Plain/Uninflected-

basic verb e.g. TO-LIVE,

TO-DIE, TO-UNDERSTAND

Inflecting Verbs

e.g. THROW-UP

(may have a plain/uninflected form, e.g. TO-THROW-UP (once)

Recurring Inflection: repetitions (e.g. several times a day, every Monday)

Continuous Inflection: repeated circular movement (e.g. continuously with little interruption- the whole hour, all morning, all week long)

Spatial/Agreement Verbs

(person, number) e.g. TO-SHOW, TO-GIVE, etc…

Multiple Meanings in ASLMultiple Meanings in ASLhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=202-hHdEyeM

Conceptual Accuracy- remember to use this in ASL

Residential vs. Mainstreaming in Deaf Education- law and timeline handout (I will have copies again if you need them)

Lexicalized signs vs. Loan SignsLexicalized signs vs. Loan SignsLexicalized signs- #fun, #what, #style

True loan signs- from another language, eg.CHINA, KOREA, etc.

Classifier types in ASLClassifier types in ASL

You need to recognize these classifier types.An excellent resource for this is found onASL University’s website:

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/c/classifiers.htm

My PPT on classifiers- sample test questions

Tests for this six weeks, &Final Exam Information

Tests for this six weeks, &Final Exam Information

1. Tomorrow (Friday)--- Written fingerspelling tips(see bellworks and side board);Unit 17 signs

2. Composition book test- including 4 practicetests, the self-assessment fingerspelling grid, and Bellworks.

3. Fingerspelling test- 1 on 1 signed to me- by Monday in class

Final Exam (I will have review sheets online and printed next week):*Written cumulative culture/grammar multiple choice/true false*A signed portion-cumulative – you watch the video of me signing, and choose the correct sentence (A-D)

*Remember, you need to know Units 1-17 signs for the final exam

My webpage has links to videos- http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/Page/23472

The End! Great Job!

The End! Great Job!