Snap Shot & Quiz Notes ASL

Signing sightline

*Lean back to ensure that you are not blocking sign lines *If some one is blocking your sign line gently touch someones shoulder and push them into the direction you need them to move

And

*Only use the and sign when talking about titles of books or movies Structures: 1. Contrastive (shoulder shifting) 2. Plus 3. List/rank (When talking about 2+ subjects)

None Vs. No

*Shake head when replying to a question with the answer of none or no *None for amounts of an item *No as a response

ASL Misconseptions

*Universal sign langauge used world wide - No different regions use different signs *ASL is the same as english produced with the hands - No ASL has its own rules and is more than just the hands *ASL is easy to learn - ASL is different linguistically and can be challenging

Fingerspelling Tips

1) Keep elbow relaxed 2) Stay in same spot 3)Relax hands 4) Avoid rocking or bouncing 5) Palm faced outward 6) If spelling two words, take a brief pause then spell the next. 7) When fingerspelling full name, raise eyebrows in between first and last name.

Have signs

All have different mouth morphs. Have to: 1 MVMT Must: 1 MVMT Should: Repeat Need: Repeat

Wh-Word Questions

Furrow eyebrows, tilt head forward, sign the wh-word, hold final sign

Riding

HS differs for different rides ex) Horse vs car

ASL Teacher

Important in Deaf culture to know your teachers name and if they are deaf or hearing

NMM's with colors

Light color: Wider eyes Dark color: Squinted eyes Bright colors: Pop eyes

Provinces

Most provinces use ASL

Letters in ASL

NO LETTERS! Just hand shapes, with 90 different ones.

A, AN

Non existant in ASL

Regional Day School for the Deaf

Normal schooling system

Word Order

Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) *Time before the sentence (T-OSV)

Parameters

Building block of a language (grammar and structure) 5 ASL Parameters: Movement, Location, Palm Orientation, Handshape, Non-Manual Markers

KODA or CODA

CODA: Children of Deaf Adults KODA: Kids of Deaf Adults OHCODA: Only hearing child of Deaf adults SODA: Siblings of Deaf Adults

Seating Arrangement

Chairs need to be arranged in a semi circle

Roman Numerals

Connections in ASL (Like the C for 100 or M for 1000)

Mainstream or Solitary

Deaf and hearing students in public school learn together in the same classrooms

Self-contained classroom

Deaf is in separated in different classrooms than hearing in public school

Back channeling

Ensure the other person understands by watching their expressions such as nodding or confusion

New sign words do not apply to every sentence

Ex) different signs for BREAK Such as going on break, pencil break, car broke down, etc.

Faces in ASL

Facial expressions are needed just as much as hands. *70% of grammatical information is found in the face

Verb in ASL

One movement (sit)

Gallaudet University

Only University where all programs are designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students WA DC

Different Learning Styles

People learn different concepts at various paces until connections begin to be made

Pronouns

Personal (Point) vs. Possessive (Open B) *Her can be either depending if it is possessive/ownership or identifying an actual person

Deaf communities and residential Deaf schools

Places with a large population that are in the same area as deaf schols have large deaf communities. Like Fremont, California, Texas, Austin, etc.

Pointing finger

Point is translated as the or their. Whenever there is something specific.

Y/N Questions

Raise Eyebrows, lean forward, hold last sign

William Stokoe

Researched, published, and proclaimed ASL asa language.

Take off

Sign depends on what you are talking about ex. Shoes vs Plane vs Person

Residential School for the Deaf

Students go and stay the night at school in dorms

Name Signs

To receive a name sign, you must interact and immerse yourself in the Deaf community. * Honor to receive a name sign

Apostrophe in name PLACE

Twist 's toward body Ex) Macy's

Ordinal Numbers (First, Second, Third)

Twist number in #1-9, 10+ Normally

Noun in ASL

Two movements (chair)

Apostrophe in name POSSESSIVE

Use His/Her Ex) Mary's Shoes = MARY HER SHOES

Referents

Use index finger (abbreviation IX) to refer to something in the present or not present.

Which hand

Use your dominant hand for your signing hand and stay consistent

Immersion

Very important, sign as much as you can with others, VOICE OFF, attend socials, attend ASL labs

And-Then

sign FINISH

Singing years

steps: 1. Give the first number set for the year (19) in only 1 movement 2. Shift hand to right 3. Sign second set of numbers (84) *Years with 11-15 & 2010+: Movement is not repeated at beginning or end, flick fingers out.

Agent Markers

​​English words that end in "er," "ist," or "ian," typically indicate a person working in a particular field. *To sign, sign the word person at the end

Size w/ NMM's

1. CHA: tall/big 2. puffed cheeks: overweight 3. Pursed lips/mmm: average/regular 4. OO: Short/skinny/small

Attention Getting

1. Tap upper shoulder by using your fingertips with your entire hand 2. Wave your hand if they are further away (not close by) 3. Stomp the floor (Vibrations) 4. Flash lights on and off once or twice 5. Tap table

Shapes

1. To draw, pinch together your thumb and pointing finger to draw a circle in the air. 2. To describe shapes, hold your base pointer finger on the top of the shape itself, then use your dominant hand pointer finger to trace the shape, a circle in this case.

Listing/Ranking

1. Used when referring to 2+ referents but up to 5. 2. Done in order from oldest to youngest (top to bottom) 3. Don't list with dominant hand.

Where to look

Area between a persons face and upper chest (to see facial grammar and hand signs)

Signing Space

As tall as your waist to the top of your head and as wide as your elbows (no larger than this space) * hands should be comfortably in front of you

Asking and Telling Age

Ask: You How Old? Respond: Formal) AGE then # Informal) Touch chin with index finger -Do not sign years old *When discussing months, you must sign OLD after the # of months

Braille

Different than ASL, used my detecting raised dots on a surface to read. *Many confuse Blind and Deaf people with ASL and Braile

Height

Displaying numbers for height, palm towards you. Display first number (5') then second slide higher and diagnolly (7").

Prefix

Finger spell the pre fix Ex) St Mary

Noun then Verb

First sign noun, then verb. Ex) Open the book BOOK YOU OPEN-BOOK

Cardinal Number System

Focuses on quantity or how much of something their is

Topicalization

When introducing new information or topic, raise your eyebrows and tilt head forward to show topicalization