START ASL 2; Sentence Types
Yes/ No Question Examples
DEAF, YOU? STUDENT, HE? YOU MARRIED, YOU?
Rhetorical Questions
Do not require an answer; After asking question, give the answer; Commonly used to replace the word "because" in a sentence
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Follow an "if /then" pattern; Nmmarker is different for each part of the sentence
Wh-word Question Examples
HE, WHO?; YOU LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE, WHERE?; WHO YOUR TEACHER, WHO?
Declarative: Negative Examples
ME CAN'T GO; ME HAVE NONE CHILDREN
Declarative: Neutral Examples
ME GO HOME; ME EAT FINISH
Rhetorical Question Examples
ME HUNGRY, WHY? EAT LUNCH NOT; ME PASS CLASS, HOW? ME STUDY.
TOPICALIZED statement Examples
MY DAD, THAT MAN; THAT KEY, ME FINALLY FIND
Rhetorical Question Non-manual Markers
Make a statement using neutral expression; Ask a whq with eyebrows raised; Answer Question with appropriate facial expression
Declarative: Neutral Non-manual Marker
No head shaking or nodding
Declarative: Affirmative Night non-manual Marker
Nod head while signing, using facial expressions to show intensity
Wh-word questions (whq)
Questions using "why" "who" "when" "what" "where" "how"; requires more than y/n answer; Wh-word at end
Conditional Sentence Examples
RAIN TODAY/GAME CANCEL; MILK CHEAP/ME BUY; ME SICK/LEAVE EARLY
Yes/ No Non-manual Markers
Raise your eyebrows; Lean forward; Hold the last word
Yes/ No Questions
Require only a yes or no answer.
Declarative: Affirmative Examples
SHE HUNGRY; ME WASH CAR FINISH
TOPICALIZED Question Examples
THAT GIRL, WHO?; TWO-OF-US LEAVE EARLY, HOW?
Wh-word questions Exceptions
Two-word sentences, wh-word comes at beginning. WHAT TIME? HOW YOU?
TOPICALIZED SENTENCES
When the OSV word-order is used, the sentences are topicalized; The "object" becomes the topic of the sentence; Creates a "passive voice"
3 Kinds of Questions
Whq / yes-no / rhq
3 Kinds of Declarative Sentences -Statements
affirmative; negative; neutral
Wh-word Question Non-manual Markers
lower your eyebrows; lean forward; hold last word
TOPICALIZED question non-manual markers
raise eyebrows for the "topic" part; lower eyebrows for the question part
Conditional Non-manual Markers
raise your eyebrows during the "if" part; then make a declarative statement or question for the "then" part
TOPICALIZED Statement Non-manual Markers
raise your eyebrows for "topic" part of sentence; make a declarative statement for the last part of sentence with appropriate facial expression
Declarative: Negative Non-Manual Marker
shake head no; scrunch up face; frown; use appropriate facial expression to show intensity
Question Mark Wiggle
the "question" sign is flexed to the "q" sign several times; used to add doubt or incredulousness to a question
