ASL 3 FLVS Unit 5

Hawai'i Sign Language is believed to be used by less than 50 people. What could be a consequence of this fact?

It will become a dead language.

What is one inherent characteristic of TASL?

It's best suited to communicate with people that are in your physical space.

What could be a potential issue when using only live ASL interpreters on TV to deliver news to deaf people?

Not all deaf people know ASL.

Karen - What happened? Jess - Elliot got into another fight. You know how he is - he's very short tempered! If this was a signed conversation, what NMM could Jess use to describe Elliot?

POW morpheme

Why is captioned media becoming increasingly popular nowadays?

People around the world have access to media that might not be in their native language.

What could be a plausible explanation for why Hawai'i Sign Language wasn't discovered until 2013?

People assumed Deaf people in Hawaii used ASL or Pidgin English.

Margaret is deaf-blind and has taught for several years at a local school. Margaret can speak clearly and her facial expressions are the same as those of people with eyesight. What is likely true about Margaret?

She lost her two senses later on in life.

What devices did Deaf people use to communicate with other people located far away before the advent of the internet?

TTY

What is one of the first technologies that changed the way deaf people communicated from a distance?

TTY

Consider this sentence in ASL gloss: YESTERDAY ME THEATRE GO. This sentence clearly refers to the past, yet the word for the sign 'FINISH' was not included. What could be a reason for that?

The word 'yesterday' already marks the time in which the action took place.

Why are Deaf vlogs important?

They allow deaf people to directly express their opinions.

Why is it important for a Deaf person to know where or when someone learned ASL?

They want to establish the type of ASL the person is likely to use.

Alexander Graham Bell had a mother who was deaf yet he contributed to the isolation of Deaf people through one of his inventions.

True

Captioning started in the 1950s.

True

Having captioned media can also be useful for hearing people.

True

Higher internet speeds mean that Deaf people can have more choices in how to connect with others.

True

It is useful to know ASL if you have a passion for scuba diving.

True

Some words might be signed differently in Dallas than how they are signed in New York.

True

The CL:3 classifier can be used to refer to a car.

True

The first TV station to provide captioning technologies was WGBH.

True

Which of the mentioned career fields are the LEAST likely to use a signed language such as ASL?

Writing

Would you like to go to the cinema with me?' What could be a very casual way to sign this sentence in ASL?

YOU CINEMA ME GO?

Azel and Caleb are close friends. While they are having a signed conversation, you see Azel signing 'FINISH' and trying not to laugh. How can you know what the sign 'FINISH' meant in the above scenario?

by the facial expression used when signing it

What is meant by open captioning?

captions that are always visible

How do we refer to words that connect words and sentences to each other in an ordered manner?

conjunctions

Sally has hired an ASL interpreter for the first time to communicate with Jonah, a client of hers who is Deaf. What is something that Sally should avoid doing during the interpreted conversation with Jonah?

covering her mouth or looking at the interpreter instead of looking at Jonah

What is the purpose of having verb tenses?

indicate when an action takes place

A person with audism would likely _____

pity someone who can't hear.

In which of the given situations could the 'STA-STA' morpheme be used?

to describe a difficult surgery that took hours to complete

What other method could you use to communicate with people besides visual and sound messages?

touch

Yu wants to tell Deepak that she forgot to bring a book because she was late and rushed out of the house. What sign can Yu use to emphasize that she was in a hurry while leaving?

trace a z in the air with her index finger

PISL emerged out of necessity. If you were to learn PISL, you'd notice that its vocabulary is particularly suited to communicate in which type of context?

trade

Malcolm, an advanced ASL student, is at a social gathering for Deaf people with a group of his friends. The group meets weekly to discuss anything and everything. Sometimes Malcom wants to share or describe something, though feels he doesn't have the vocabulary to adequately express himself. Consequently, he often ends up making up a sign that he feels best explains what he's trying to convey. Based on this information, which statement is true?

use of nonce signs

Which would be an appropriate context to use the POW morpheme?

when describing a balloon exploding at a birthday party

I FINISH HOMEWORK, FINISH BRUSH TEETH, FINISH READ BOOK, GO BED. What would be the English equivalent of the above sentence?

After I finish homework, brush my teeth and read a book, I'll go to bed.

John and Bob are deeply involved in an ASL conversation. As you observe them signing you notice that John signs very fast, with sudden moves instead of one continuous flow. Bob, however, seems to take more time signing and uses more signing space. His signs are larger and tend to touch his face and chest more often than John's. What is likely true based on the above observations?

Bob is from the South and uses Black ASL.

Ellen tells her grandchildren how she used to view captions in the 1980s. What device did Ellen need to have back then?

Decoder box

Which can serve as time marker in ASL?

FINISH

'FINISH' can be used as an adjective in ASL.

False

Audism is an ASL slang word for musically gifted.

False

Hawai'i Sign Language is a regional form of ASL which was first introduced in the islands in the 1820s.

False

In ASL, there's no need to specify tenses.

False

Nowadays, it's easy for Deaf people to find reliable and qualified ASL interpreters in most specializations.

False

Open captions are captions that need to be manually turned on.

False

Since Deaf culture is a low context culture, a formal register is used at all times.

False

TDD stands for Telephone Device for the Deaf.

False

The CS morpheme is used to talk about heavy objects.

False

The Navajo Family Sign is a dialect of PISL.

False

Sam has just graduated from his linguistic program with a specialization in ASL. Soon he will begin a position as an interpreter at a nearby school. Although Sam was among the top people in his class, he doesn't have extensive experience conversing with Deaf people. What might happen as he starts working as an interpreter with young children and teens?

He will initially find it difficult to understand casual conversations.

Yu - 'We were very hungry and there was nothing to eat... But somehow my mother was able to have a beautiful dinner ready in a very short time!' Which mouth morpheme would you likely see if someone glossed the above sentence?

'Tsk tsk'