asl 2 advanced grammar & culture
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ASL 2 Advanced Grammar & Culture. Welcome! Lecture day- please clear off your desks- no phones needed. Reduplication. Seen in several Noun-Verb Pairs in ASL Verbs-move slow and once Nouns-undergo reduplication : repeated and faster Examples: To-Fly vs. Airplane - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome! Lecture day- please clear off your
desks- no phones needed
Welcome! Lecture day- please clear off your
desks- no phones needed
ASL 2Advanced
Grammar & Culture
ASL 2Advanced
Grammar & Culture
ReduplicationReduplication
Seen in several Noun-Verb Pairs in ASL
Verbs-move slow and onceNouns-undergo reduplication: repeated and
faster
Examples: To-Fly vs. Airplane To-Sit vs. Chair
NMSNMS
Non-Manual Signals in ASL Non-Manual Signals in ASL include anything include anything
conveyed beyond the use conveyed beyond the use of hand signsof hand signs
ASL NMSASL NMS
FaceMouth (oo, mm, cha, cs, “th”, ...)*mouth morphemes often show
“intensity” or “degree”Eyes (eye gaze, squint, ...)Eyebrows (raised, lowered…)Nose (e.g. crinkled=yes)Tongue (e.g. Not-Yet)
Head
NodShakeTiltEtc…
Upper Body
ShoulderShrug (e.g. shy, …)
Role Shift movement
Etc…
5 Parameters in ASL
5 Parameters in ASL
HANDSHAPEPALM ORIENTATIONMOVEMENTLOCATIONNON-MANUAL SIGNALS
HANDSHAPEPALM ORIENTATIONMOVEMENTLOCATIONNON-MANUAL SIGNALS
Parameters: can be compared
similar to individual sounds
Minimal Pairs: Two words or signs that are identical except for ONE change; & this changes the meaning (minimally distinctive)
Minimal Pairs: Two words or signs that are identical except for ONE change; & this changes the meaning (minimally distinctive)
English- Pat, Bat, SatASL-FATHER, MOTHER, FINE (location)NAME, WEIGHT, KNIFE; SCHOOL, PAPER, CLEAN(movement)HOME, DEAF, YESTERDAY(handshape)LATE, NOT-YET(non-manual signal)THING, CHILDREN (palm orientation)
ASL Uses Space!!!ASL Uses Space!!!
Know what is Neutral Space in ASL, and the different “planes” we generally use when signing
Deixis- know this concept (establishing referents)-In ASL, we generally do this through indexing (pointing) and eye gaze
MovementMovement
ASL can use both non-manual signals and movement in space to simultaneously add meaning “on top of” signs, Movement changes to indicate person, number, etc.- often through certain verb types
Links to Wikipedia: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language/Grammar_1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language_grammar
Movement can change meaning: e.g. MORNING; EVERY-MORNING; ALL-MORNING
Verb Types in ASLp. 37 SN Level 2Verb Types in ASLp. 37 SN Level 2
Plain/Uninflected-
basic verb e.g. TO-LIVE,
TO-DIE, TO-UNDERSTAND
Inflecting Verbs
e.g. THROW-UP
(may have a plain/uninflected form, e.g. TO-THROW-UP (once)
Recurring Inflection: repetitions (e.g. several times a day, every Monday)
Continuous Inflection: repeated circular movement (e.g. continuously with little interruption- the whole hour, all morning, all week long)
Spatial/Agreement Verbs
(person, number) e.g. TO-SHOW, TO-GIVE, etc…
Multiple Meanings in ASLMultiple Meanings in ASLhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=202-hHdEyeM
Conceptual Accuracy- remember to use this in ASL
Residential vs. Mainstreaming in Deaf Education- law and timeline handout (I will have copies again if you need them)
Lexicalized signs vs. Loan SignsLexicalized signs vs. Loan SignsLexicalized signs- #fun, #what, #style
True loan signs- from another language, eg.CHINA, KOREA, etc.
Classifier types in ASLClassifier types in ASL
You need to recognize these classifier types.An excellent resource for this is found onASL University’s website:
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/c/classifiers.htm
My PPT on classifiers- sample test questions
Tests for this six weeks, &Final Exam Information
Tests for this six weeks, &Final Exam Information
1. Tomorrow (Friday)--- Written fingerspelling tips(see bellworks and side board);Unit 17 signs
2. Composition book test- including 4 practicetests, the self-assessment fingerspelling grid, and Bellworks.
3. Fingerspelling test- 1 on 1 signed to me- by Monday in class
Final Exam (I will have review sheets online and printed next week):*Written cumulative culture/grammar multiple choice/true false*A signed portion-cumulative – you watch the video of me signing, and choose the correct sentence (A-D)
*Remember, you need to know Units 1-17 signs for the final exam
My webpage has links to videos- http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/Page/23472
The End! Great Job!
The End! Great Job!