Sign Unit 5
Know what an agreement verb is and be able to give examples. How are the subject and object indicated using an agreement verb? How is that different from other types of verbs?
-An agreement verb is a verb that indicates the subject (the person doing the action) and the object (the person receiving the action) in its movement. -Usually the verb moves from the subject toward the object. -In English, the subject comes first, then the verb, and then the object
In ASL to ask a "when question" do the following:
1. Name the activity • Raise brows 2. Ask "when" • Lower brows • Lean head forward • Hold the last sign
What are the steps for asking "what one did/will do"?
1. Name the day • raise brows 2. Ask what person did/will do • lower brows • lean head forward • hold the last sign (the what/will do question sign)
The book lists 3 "tips" for understanding fingerspelling - know them
1. Watch the movement of the letters to help figure out the fingerspelled word 2. Use context provided by the sentence to help figure out what word is spelled 3. Catch the first few letters and last letter and relying on context, make an educated guess on the word
Know the 4 steps involved in discussing an "out of the ordinary" activity. How is the transition sign used at the beginning different than the cardinal number 1?
Discussing an "out of the ordinary" activity: 1. Tell what happened 2. Tell who you did the activity with, using a plural pronoun if needed 3. Tell what you did, giving adequate details so your listener can appreciate your out of the ordinary experience 4. End the description by commenting on your experience The transition sign differs because of how it is expressed. You do the sign in a circular hand motion
What is the sign "do" NOT used for?
Do is NOT used in a statement. It is ONLY used to ask questions.
1. In ASL, a "when" question is only used to ask what? How is this different from English?
English: What day or What time ASL: What day
What are the different movements involved with time signs that reflect tense?
Future = Forward Present = In front of you Past = Back, behind you
Know the steps for sequencing two activities. Pay attention to the non-manual behaviors that accompany the transition sign
To sequence two activities, do the following: 1. Use different locations in your signing space to represent each activity and orient signs about the activity toward that space. 2. Use the sign at left to transition from one activity to the next transition sign (pg 251) 3. Make sure the movement of the verb for "to go" shows agreement with the activities' established locations 4. Raise your brows and head at the beginning of the "transition" sign 5. Lower your head at the end of the sign
Who is credited with "inventing" the hand signals used in baseball to indicate balls and strikes?
William Ellsworth Hoy
In ASL fingerspelling is usually used for what kind of words?
o Short, easy to fingerspell, words (mostly nouns) o Specific kinds in a group • Types of bread (wheat, rye) • Kinds of housing (duplex, flat) • Types of material (nylon, cotton)
Only certain words have been "borrowed" from English and used commonly in ASL as "signs". What are the 2 categories for these commonly fingerspelled words?
o Short, easy to fingerspell, words (mostly nouns) o Specific kinds in a group • Types of bread (wheat, rye) • Kinds of housing (duplex, flat) • Types of material (nylon, cotton)
What was Clayton Valli most known for? What did he research? What were some of the themes found in his works? Where did he teach?
• He was a pioneer in researching and raising awareness of ASL poetry. • He studied rhyme, rhythm, and meter found in ASL poetry and discussed common motifs, alliteration, and repetition. • Some themes found in his works are language oppression, and being misunderstood in a world that is not always friendly • He taught at Gallaudet University
Signing villages once existed in America. Where was one such village located? What was unique about the village described?
• It was located in Martha's Vineyard in Cape Cod, Massachusetts • 1 out of 25 people were Deaf (compared to 1 in 6000 in the mainland) and all the inhabitants Deaf and hearing, used sign language
Know the appropriate answers to the question "Are you done?" (There are 2 possibilities)
• No I am not done yet • Yes, I am done
In an ASL sentence the tense/time signs generally occur where? Why is the grammar constructed that way?
• The tense/time signs generally occur at the beginning of a sentence to establish tense. • Because then all the events described are understood as occurring at that time. If a time sign is not specified, then it is assumed that all the events are in the present tense.
Know how to discuss non-present people. When would you use contrastive structure? When would you use ranking?
•Discuss non-present people using contrastive structure and ranking. o Contrastive structure: Use only to discuss two other people o Ranking: Used to discuss items in a rank order such as birth order
Know how to talk about more than 2 non-present people who are not in rank order. What 2 things should you keep in mind when discussing each person?
•If you are talking about more than two non-present people, who are not in any rank order, you designate a location for each person along a horizontal arc in from of you starting on your non-dominant side •When discussing each person keep in mind: 1. Be sure to orient signs toward the designated location when discussing that person (ex. Their chores) 2. Be sure the personal pronouns and possessive adjectives agree with the location when talking about the person
19. What are plural pronouns used to indicate? Know the handshapes and movements involved in using plural pronouns. What sign should you use if there are 5 other people and yourself?
•Plural nouns indicate that a number of people did something together. • Handshapes on pg 264 • Do the sign for "all of us" on pg 265
