Unit Twenty (a)
Classifiers Unit
Throughout the ASL I and ASL II courses we have looked at different classifiers (CL) and what they represent. For Unit Twenty (a), we will review the 8 classifiers that you see more often and study them. Vocabulary for this unit will focus on those 8 classifiers, but also on what they might represent.
Also, so we don't fall behind in our curriculum, I will be posting a UNIT TWENTY "B" that focuses on a few more vocabulary words. Unlike Unit Seventeen (b), we WILL have a quiz over the Unit Twenty (b) vocabulary. So you will have two vocabulary quizzes for Unit Twenty, one for (a) and one for (b).
This page will focus on a review of the classifiers. You can access Unit Twenty (b) materials and requirements here.
Please see the Twenty (b) page for what all is due and quiz information.
Classifiers Unit
Throughout the ASL I and ASL II courses we have looked at different classifiers (CL) and what they represent. For Unit Twenty (a), we will review the 8 classifiers that you see more often and study them. Vocabulary for this unit will focus on those 8 classifiers, but also on what they might represent.
Also, so we don't fall behind in our curriculum, I will be posting a UNIT TWENTY "B" that focuses on a few more vocabulary words. Unlike Unit Seventeen (b), we WILL have a quiz over the Unit Twenty (b) vocabulary. So you will have two vocabulary quizzes for Unit Twenty, one for (a) and one for (b).
This page will focus on a review of the classifiers. You can access Unit Twenty (b) materials and requirements here.
Please see the Twenty (b) page for what all is due and quiz information.
Classifier Vocabulary (signed in the YouTube video embedded below):
CL:1
Typically used to show long, skinny things
(For example: pencil, pole, person standing or walking, tree branch, or even a variant sign for HOT DOG.)
Typically used to show long, skinny things
(For example: pencil, pole, person standing or walking, tree branch, or even a variant sign for HOT DOG.)
CL:3
Typically used to show vehicles
(For example: cars, trucks, motorcycles, helicopters, etc. CL:3 is good for showing movement in space.)
CL:4
Used to represent multiple items arranged in a certain way
(For example: hairstyles, curtain styles, rows or lines of people, lines on a surface, eyelashes, etc.)
CL:V
Often used to indicate a person's legs to show standing, walking, lying down, tossing-and-turning, etc.
It can also by signed like the number 2 to represent 2 people walking, etc.
CL:V-bent is used to show legs in the seated position, or chairs, or an animal's legs, etc.
CL:A
Can be used as a building, a house, a trophy, a statue, and similar concepts
(CL:A is good for showing where something is in space.)
CL:C
Typically used to show larger or thick things
(For example: large columns, thick carpet, etc. CL:C is often signed with the mouth movement "CHA")
CL:G
Typically used to show things that are thin
(For example: picture frame, thin book, etc.)
CL:B
Used to represent things that are flat.
(For example: flat surfaces, tables, countertops, shelves, flat ground, a hill, etc.)
Click on the YouTube link on the bottom bar to view these videos full-size on YouTube.com. If the CC is too large, you can decrease the size by clicking the "settings" icon on the same bar, then click CC, then English, then "options."