ASL Unit 4
Ranking Definition and when it is used
Ranking is used to show birth order in families usually siblings. the fingers of the non dominant hand represent the total number of siblings in birth order when referring to a particular sibling, or oneself the signer points to the corresponding finger. First use contrastive structure to tell number of brothers and sisters then use fingers on your non-dominant hand to represent each sibling in their birth order point to the finger that represents you to give your raking
ask if person is married
"you, married, you?" eyebrows up, use index finger
5 siblings (6 altogether)
6 children altogether and are one of the oldest 5 use the 5 hand on your non-dominant hand and point to a finger to tell your ranking. If you are the sixth child tell you are the last one and use the ordinal number 6th to indicate ranking
Rocking numbers 60s
67, 68, 69 - twist out to the 6 and in to the larger numbers
Rocking numbers 70s
76 - twist in to the 7 and out to the 6 78 - twist out to the 7 and in to the 8 79 - twist out to the 7 and in to the 9
Rocking numbers 80
86 - twist in to the 8 and out to the 6 87 - twist in to the 8 and out to the 7 89 - twist out to 8 and in to the 9
Rocking numbers 90s
96, 97, 98, - twist in to the 9 and out to the smaller numbers
Moving letter J
because j is a moving letter it influences the hand position of the letter that follows "JA" "JE" "JO" the second letter is embedded into the final position of the letter J "JU" "JI" the second letters are also formed at the final position of the letter J and held as the hand rotates and faces forward
16-19 years old variation
begins with 5 handshape
Personal Pronouns
index finger, when referring to a person
6-9 years old
palm faces out like the cardinal numbers 6-9 and the index finger contacts the chin before moving outward
Only Child
ranking is not needed "Me only Me"
1 Sibling
ranking is not needed indicate you have a brother or sister tell who is oldest by using "Me last" or "Me oldest"
alternate way of telling Ages
sign "Old, number" can be used for objects, people, and pets
10 years old
starts with sideways "L handshape" (thumb out) palm facing in with the index finger contacting the chin and becomes 10 as the hand moves outward
11-15 years old
starts with sideways "L handshape" (thumb out) palm facing in with the index finger contacting the chin and then go out to the number
16-19 years old
starts with sideways "L handshape" (thumb out) palm facing in with the index finger contacting the chin and then hand rotates out to the 6, 7, 8, or 9
20 years and older
the index finger of the first digit touches the chin and then changes to the sign of the second digit at the end of the movement after a slight pause
1-5 years old
the palm faces out and use the same handshape as cardinal numbers, starts with index finger contacting the chin before moving outward
more than 5 siblings
use an ordinal number to indicate your ranking
less than one year old
use month sign "old, month" 1-9 months incorporated into the sign 10 months and older sign number then month
Possessive adjectives
use open b hand followed by a noun, open b hand is oriented toward the person who "owns" the person, place, or thing being discussed
contrastive structure
used to compare and contrast, by placing on each side, start on non-dominant
Ages
when giving the age of a person, the number is blended with the sign for old starts with the index finger contacting the chin and moves outward only used when telling the ages of pets and people
responding to yes no questions negatively
when saying something is not true use the not sign when saying you don't have something use the none sign
Moving letter Z
where the letter z appears in a word determines the hand position for the remaining letters "Z" at the beginning - trace Z hold end position to spell the remaining letters "Z" in the middle - spell letters before Z in normal fingerspelling hand position, after tracing z hold end postion to spell remaining letters "Z" at the end - after tracing Z your hand position should be below the letters before it
2 siblings (3 altogether)
you and your 2 siblings are represented with a "3" signed on the non-dominant hand point to the corresponding finger to indicate your ranking thumb = oldest
4 siblings (5 altogether)
you and your 4 siblings are represented with a "5" signed on the non dominant hand and point to a finger or thumb to indicate your ranking thumb = oldest
3 siblings (4 altogether)
you and your three siblings are represented with a "4" signed on the non-dominant hand. point to the corresponding finger to indicate your ranking index finger = oldest
Maintaining a clear sightline
best to sit in a circle so everyone can see or be seen - creates clear sightlines between all signers Signer position yourself so others can see you clearly, might have to lean forward a little (if group is seated), stand up, or move to the front Listeners (in between) be conscious that in your need to see a signer next to you, you may be blocking someone else's view, glance around quickly to make sure other's sightlines are clear if needed lean back without losing your own view or move your chair back Listener (at the end) be assertive in adjusting yourself or informing others if you don't have a clear sightline of the signer. First adjust your position, if this doesn't work adjust the position of the person blocking your view by pressing their shoulder in the direction you want them to move
Marie Jean Philip 1953-1997 page 1
determined but gentle warrior in the fight to have deaf children learn through ASL At a critical time she broke through boundaries and inspired change oldest of 3 deaf daughters born to deaf parents went to American School for the Deaf in Hartford Connecticut and Gallaudet University junior year attended oberlin college (hearing school) as an exchange student - immersed fully among hearing people taught college-level ASL at Northeastern, Harvard, and MIT was an early advocate for ASL as a recognized language raised awareness on a national and international level through workshops, speaking engagements, one-on-one, etc. worked with the Learning Center for Deaf Children helped write bills/laws for legislature was a trailblazer in the field of Deaf Culture strong advocate for deaf people in other countries was adept in international sign language and in demand as a translator at international deaf conferences
Grandville Redmond
famous deaf artist and actor who appeared in 8 charlie chaplin movies from 1918-1929 was close friends with chaplin and taught him sign language
