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Welcome ASL 3!Welcome ASL 3!
Review handouts today; final exam preparation info.
Review handouts today; final exam preparation info.
Change of test date:Change of test date:Written Written culture/grammar test culture/grammar test wiill be Friday (by wiill be Friday (by class choice), not class choice), not tomorrow.tomorrow.Tomorrow: Tomorrow: appointments for 7 appointments for 7 expansion techniques expansion techniques if you want to sign if you want to sign yours; review for yours; review for exam; I will see if exam; I will see if iPads are available.iPads are available.
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Classifiers in ASL
Classifiers in ASL
General Overview of Classifiers
General Overview of Classifiers
Iconic signs and Classifier Descriptions
Iconic signs and Classifier Descriptions
*Many non-signers believe signing is “gestures in the air”- no!!!
*There are some elements of ASL that are more iconic than others, and appear “gesture-like”- such as classifiers- but they are a part of the grammar
*ASL has a complex grammatical system and has a structure more similar to spoken Chinese than English
*One examples is the classifier *One examples is the classifier systemsystem
*Many non-signers believe signing is “gestures in the air”- no!!!
*There are some elements of ASL that are more iconic than others, and appear “gesture-like”- such as classifiers- but they are a part of the grammar
*ASL has a complex grammatical system and has a structure more similar to spoken Chinese than English
*One examples is the classifier *One examples is the classifier systemsystem
What are classifiers?What are classifiers?*Classifiers have no meaning on their own- Classifiers have no meaning on their own-
they must be used in conjunction with their they must be used in conjunction with their nounnoun
*English has very few classifiers- (tons=? *English has very few classifiers- (tons=? Stack=?) example: Stack=?) example: tonstons of homework, of homework, stacksstacks of paper (and we can avoid using of paper (and we can avoid using classifiers if we choose to do so)classifiers if we choose to do so)
*In spoken Chinese-*In spoken Chinese-MustMust use them: Flat use them: Flat objects (table, paper, bed) vs. thin objects, objects (table, paper, bed) vs. thin objects, etc.etc.
*In ASL, we have a similar *In ASL, we have a similar requiredrequired system system
*Classifiers show, for example, the shape, *Classifiers show, for example, the shape, description, and number of itemsdescription, and number of items
*In ASL, classifiers (classifier predicates) are *In ASL, classifiers (classifier predicates) are
required required for certain expressionsfor certain expressions
*Classifiers have no meaning on their own- Classifiers have no meaning on their own- they must be used in conjunction with their they must be used in conjunction with their nounnoun
*English has very few classifiers- (tons=? *English has very few classifiers- (tons=? Stack=?) example: Stack=?) example: tonstons of homework, of homework, stacksstacks of paper (and we can avoid using of paper (and we can avoid using classifiers if we choose to do so)classifiers if we choose to do so)
*In spoken Chinese-*In spoken Chinese-MustMust use them: Flat use them: Flat objects (table, paper, bed) vs. thin objects, objects (table, paper, bed) vs. thin objects, etc.etc.
*In ASL, we have a similar *In ASL, we have a similar requiredrequired system system
*Classifiers show, for example, the shape, *Classifiers show, for example, the shape, description, and number of itemsdescription, and number of items
*In ASL, classifiers (classifier predicates) are *In ASL, classifiers (classifier predicates) are
required required for certain expressionsfor certain expressions
Lexicalized signs vs. Loan SignsLexicalized signs vs. Loan SignsLexicalized signs- #fun, #what, #style
True loan signs- from another language, eg.CHINA, KOREA, etc.
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)
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