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23 Cards in this Set
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The Definition of ASL
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american sign language
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What language is historically related to to sign language
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French
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who uses ASL
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In the US 1.5 million ppl. use asl.
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What percent of deaf ppl. have deaf parents?
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10%
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How ASL is transmitted from generation to generation?
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family and school
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The role of non munual behaviors in ASL
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They are used to distinguish between different signs. Example: For a yes/no question, you need to:
Raise your eyebrows and widen your eyes Lean your head forward Hold the last sign in your sentence |
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The role of fingerspelling in ASL
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It is mainly used for spelling out names, ppl., places, and things that don't have their own sign.
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What is the role of space in ASL
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Conveyd distance, time, ideas, places
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Rules of behavior when using ASL
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Eyes must be engaged, facial expressions must move to express understanding or not, interductions are made by using ones full name and sometimes city, call them hearing imparied
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What is valued by deaf culture
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Groups and cohesivness
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What is NAD?
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National Association of the Deaf.
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What is significant about Gallaudet University
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It is the only university where the curricula is designed totally for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Who was Laurent Clerc? Who was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet?
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Co-founder and founder of the school for the deaf in North America
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What information is shared by deaf people who have just met? Why?
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Name, age, where they are from.
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how do deaf people get eachothers attention?
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tap on the shoulder or try and sign to them.
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how to give directions in ASL?
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use short quick movements for short distances, for long distances use slow movements. use facail expressions as well to denote didstances
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what is topicalization?
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Topicalized Whq question:
Raise your eyebrows while establishing the topic. Then lower your eyebrows to ask the "Wh"-type question: CAR FRONT? WHO? [Explanation: Whose car is that out front?] Sentence type: Topicalized statement Sign the topic with your eyebrows raised, then make a declarative statement. CAR FRONT? MY. (That car out front is mine.) |
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How do you make a conditional statement?
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Sentence type: Conditional sentences. (if/then statements)
Raise your eyebrows during the "if" part of the sentence, then use a declarative nod for the "then" part of the sentence. Example: TOMORROW RAIN? GAME CANCEL. (If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the game.) |
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wh-questions in ASL
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Sentence type: "Wh" questions (whq)
Nonmanual marker: The eyebrows are furrowed a bit (squeezed somewhat together) and the head moved slightly forward. Example: WHO INDEX-"he"? ("Who is that guy?") |
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how are negative statements formed?
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The timeline is indicated on the illustration above as starting from Far past, Past, Near Past,
Present, Near Future, and Far future respectively with the vertical lines from left to right. |
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what are the various functions of numbers in ASL?
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To denote time, ordinal number, cardinal numbers, counting, quantity.
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Cardinal Numbers
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Regular counting numbers. 1-9
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Ordinal numbers
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In ASL, ordinal numbers 1 through 9 are done similar to cardinal numbers except they use a little twist of the wrist. Beyond "9th," ordinal numbers start adding a "TH" after the number instead of doing the twist
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