asl unit 2

Names with titles

- names are not used in ASL conversation - titles like "Mrs."/"Mr." not typically signed --> people are referred to by sign names

academic degrees

- when signing MA, palm faces you when signing M then transitions outwards for A (sign is always MA for MS/MA) - for PHD, signer twists H when signing PHD

dark, light, and bright colors

dark: squint eyes/lower sign space light: eyes wide open/higher sign space bright: pop eyes open while signing color with one movement

Typical questions when meeting a deaf person

1. "What is your name?" 2. "Where are you from?" 3. "What school did you go to?"

Names with apostrophes: e.g., how to sign "Mary's"

1. if the restaurants is called "Mary's" --> sign "('s) by twisting the hand when you fingerspell 2. if referring to something that belongs to Mary --> "MARY THEIR SHOES"

Names with prefixes: e.g., how to sign "St. Mary"

1. pause slightly after "St" 2. raise eyebrows 3. move fingerspelling hand slightly outwards 4. fingerspell the rest of the word

ASL number systems

1. sequences of who/what will go first, second, etc., and they're in diff locations: - look at location - move hand to location - sign FIRST, then twist the hand - for SECOND, move eyes and hand to the next location, signing 'second' then twist the hand again, etc. 2. if there's a hallway with doors lining up on the left side of the hall and you want to identify a door to a friend: - start with a puzzled facial expression - squint eyes as if searching - twist sign for FIRST softly/slightly, the same for SECOND a bit farther down the hall, again for THIRD - then the FOURTH door (the correct door) --> (1) eyes open, (2) eyebrows raised, (3) sign FOURTH door with emphasis ** you could also just point to the first, second, third door with squinted eyes then on fourth open eyes, raise eyebrows and head, and point repeatedly 3. if it's a building/house with multiple floors, sign vertically - sign for FIRST would be ground level, move hand up a bit for SECOND, then higher for THIRD - same rules as earlier (squinting eyes for FIRST, SECOND, then opening/repeating the twist for the floor you want to idenify

Twisting numbers

67 - 98 Why? 1. numbers flow smoother 2. prevents arm/wrist pain 3. easier to recognize those number combos

English vs ASL number categories

ASL = unlimited # categories English = 3 number categories