Assignments for this unit:
* View the embedded YouTube video below to see the vocabulary for this unit.
* When you have completed the assignments above and feel pretty good about what you have learned, you can click on the embedded YouTube video below (47:10) . It is a discussion between Dr. Bill and one of his students. It is very clear. Even if you don't understand something he is saying, focus on the text on the screen behind him, and it will make sense.
* Practice the sentences at the bottom of the page.
* Watch the embedded YouTube (captioned) videos below dealing with "adverbs" and "conceptually accurate signs." [Text provided by Lifeprint.com (Dr. Bill) and signed by yours truly]
* We will not have a scripture video for this Unit.
* Send me a video of yourself signing the vocabulary words so I can check your production of the signs. Please use one of the following:
FB Messenger Video
Dropbox
or create your own YouTube channel and send me the link.
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Vocabulary:
AREA or FIELD
BRING
COME
DON'T-MIND
EXACT
EAST
FAR; NOT FAR
FAST
FRONT
GO
HURRY
LEFT
MOVE
NEAR
NORTH
PARKING LOT
PERFECT
PLAY
RIGHT
SOUTH
WEST
WOW!
Practice sheet 25.A
01. LEND-me FIVE-DOLLARS, do-you-MIND? (Would you mind lending me $5?)
02. C-H-E-S-S, YOU LIKE PLAY?
03. YOU LIKE GO PLAY-FIELD? (playground)
04. WANT GO MOVIE YOU?
05. Every-MORNING, YOU HURRY-[rush] SHOWER, CLOTHES, EAT, GO-[take-off] SCHOOL YOU?
Practice sheet 25.B
06. BOX BRING CAR DON'T-MIND?
07. HOW YOU SIGN L-E-F-T?
08. HOW YOU SIGN R-I-G-H-T?
09. UP-TO-NOW, YOU MOVE HOW-MANY TIME?
10. FOOD STORE, YOU LIVE THEREABOUTS?
Practice sheet 25.C
11. PARKING-LOT SUPERVISOR EARN A-LOT?
12. YOU LIVE NEAR SCHOOL?
13. YOU PREFER LIVE NORTH OR-[bodyshift] SOUTH?
14. YOU WANT ME SIGN FAST?
15. YOUR EXACT ADDRESS WHAT?
Practice sheet 25.D
16. YOUR HAIR, WOW, DO-what ?
17. YOUR HOUSE HOW FAR?
18. YOUR HOUSE, FRONT DOOR, what-COLOR?
19. YOUR LAST NAME, HOW SPELL?
20. YOUR MOM ADDRESS WHAT?
** Upon a recent viewing of this video, the CC stops working a minute or two into the video. YouTube recently changed their creator studio set-up, and in the process I have found that a few of my videos that were captioned are now only partially (or not at all) captioned. I will remedy this soon, but it will take some time, as captioning these by hand is very time-consuming. Sorry for the confusion.**
Adverbs in ASL:
An adverb modifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, or other adverb. ASL uses a number of methods to modify the meanings signs. You can modify the speed and direction of the sign. This is called "inflecting" the sign. For example, suppose you do the sign "SLOW" in a very slow manner, it could be interpreted as "very slow." Interestingly enough though, you could also do the sign "SLOW" very quickly and it would still mean "very slow." I know that sounds like a contradiction, but think in terms of real language use. If I'm chatting with someone and I want to say that the bus was very slow this morning, I don't want to have to take 3 our 4 seconds to inflect the sign slow to mean "very slow." So instead I simply intensify the meaning of the sign "SLOW" by doing it in an intense manner (faster, larger, a slight pause on the initial hold of the sign).
ASL also uses facial expressions and body posture to modify the meaning of signs.
For example think of the way your lips and teeth look just at the moment when you are starting to say a word that starts with "th." Notice how your tongue is sticking up against your lower lip with your mouth open a but and the upper teeth pressing down on the tongue? Go ahead and try that. Also, tilt your head to the side and back a bit. Let's call the the "TH" expression. Facial expressions and body language other than signs are often called "nonmanual markers" (NMM). When you use the "TH" NMM while doing a sign you are modifying meaning of that sign to indicate that it was done in a careless manner.
Pursed lips with a furrowed brow means "intensely."
Lower lip puffed out a bit, head tilted back, content look on your face means "routine or normal."
"CHA" A facial expression that looks like you are saying the word "CHA" is often used to indicate that something is big or immense. [text used with permission, www.lifeprint.com]
An adverb modifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, or other adverb. ASL uses a number of methods to modify the meanings signs. You can modify the speed and direction of the sign. This is called "inflecting" the sign. For example, suppose you do the sign "SLOW" in a very slow manner, it could be interpreted as "very slow." Interestingly enough though, you could also do the sign "SLOW" very quickly and it would still mean "very slow." I know that sounds like a contradiction, but think in terms of real language use. If I'm chatting with someone and I want to say that the bus was very slow this morning, I don't want to have to take 3 our 4 seconds to inflect the sign slow to mean "very slow." So instead I simply intensify the meaning of the sign "SLOW" by doing it in an intense manner (faster, larger, a slight pause on the initial hold of the sign).
ASL also uses facial expressions and body posture to modify the meaning of signs.
For example think of the way your lips and teeth look just at the moment when you are starting to say a word that starts with "th." Notice how your tongue is sticking up against your lower lip with your mouth open a but and the upper teeth pressing down on the tongue? Go ahead and try that. Also, tilt your head to the side and back a bit. Let's call the the "TH" expression. Facial expressions and body language other than signs are often called "nonmanual markers" (NMM). When you use the "TH" NMM while doing a sign you are modifying meaning of that sign to indicate that it was done in a careless manner.
Pursed lips with a furrowed brow means "intensely."
Lower lip puffed out a bit, head tilted back, content look on your face means "routine or normal."
"CHA" A facial expression that looks like you are saying the word "CHA" is often used to indicate that something is big or immense. [text used with permission, www.lifeprint.com]
Conceptually Accurate Signs: This topic, "conceptually accurate signs" is important for students to understand. Students are learning ASL as a second language. For most ASL students, English is their first language. There is not a one-to-one match between English and ASL (Newell, 1983). Students need to be careful not to let their first language intrude upon their second language. [Reference: Newell, W., & National Technical Institute for the Deaf. (1983). Basic sign communication. Silver Spring, Md: National Association of the Deaf.]
Suppose you recently watched an inspiring movie and you wanted to sign, "I was really moved by the main character's death scene." You should choose your signs according to what you mean rather than finding the English word in an ASL vocabulary list and then signing that ASL sign. For example, consider the word "move" in the sentence above. If you go to a typical ASL vocabulary list and find the word "MOVE" and use that sign in your sentence you will have missed the concept. The sign labeled "MOVE" expresses the concept of "picking something up changing its location, and then setting it down again." It also can be used for concepts like "relocate to a new house." But it doesn't mean inspire. We use a different sign for inspire.
If a person signs using conceptually accurate ASL signs but uses English syntax (word order) they aren't really "signing ASL." Instead what they are doing might be called "contact signing." Or if they add Signed English prefixes and suffixes, use initialization more heavily, mouth English, and use specific English signs when there is no equivalent ASL sign (instead of just spelling the concept or using a different way of expressing the concept) that would be called "Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)." Conceptually Accurate Signed English is similar to "contact signing" except that when using CASE you also add Signed English prefixes and suffixes, use initialization more heavily, mouth English, and use specific English signs when there is no equivalent ASL sign.
References:
Newell, W., & National Technical Institute for the Deaf. (1983). Basic Sign Communication. Silver Spring, Md: National Association of the Deaf.
Suppose you recently watched an inspiring movie and you wanted to sign, "I was really moved by the main character's death scene." You should choose your signs according to what you mean rather than finding the English word in an ASL vocabulary list and then signing that ASL sign. For example, consider the word "move" in the sentence above. If you go to a typical ASL vocabulary list and find the word "MOVE" and use that sign in your sentence you will have missed the concept. The sign labeled "MOVE" expresses the concept of "picking something up changing its location, and then setting it down again." It also can be used for concepts like "relocate to a new house." But it doesn't mean inspire. We use a different sign for inspire.
If a person signs using conceptually accurate ASL signs but uses English syntax (word order) they aren't really "signing ASL." Instead what they are doing might be called "contact signing." Or if they add Signed English prefixes and suffixes, use initialization more heavily, mouth English, and use specific English signs when there is no equivalent ASL sign (instead of just spelling the concept or using a different way of expressing the concept) that would be called "Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)." Conceptually Accurate Signed English is similar to "contact signing" except that when using CASE you also add Signed English prefixes and suffixes, use initialization more heavily, mouth English, and use specific English signs when there is no equivalent ASL sign.
References:
Newell, W., & National Technical Institute for the Deaf. (1983). Basic Sign Communication. Silver Spring, Md: National Association of the Deaf.