Regents Review Key By, Miss Rogers

What is ASL word order?

Classifier A symbol used to represent the movement, location, orientation or size of a noun. The symbol can be a handshape or the use of your body. Classifiers are used….. In stories, role shifting and in conversations.

Examples: –Instrument: A hand shape that is used to show how the noun works or operates. A toaster. CL:1 “press lever down” –Descriptive: A hand shape that is used to show what the noun looks like. A plate. DCL: bent L “shape of plate” –Locative: A hand shape use to: show placement or spatial information about an object. LCL:C/LCL:B "place cup on napkin" –Semantic: Classifiers that represent categories of nouns. SCL:Y (fat person) "waddling" –Body Part: Using your body to "act out" or "role play." Sometimes this is like "mime." A person knocking on a door. BCL: “door knock”

Facial Expressions The grammar of your sentence. Facial expressions tell the meaning of your sentence and can also determine the mood of a story. Facial expressions also clue the person you are talking to into knowing if you are signing a question and what kind of question it is.

Role Shifting When you set up two nouns on either side of you during a story or a conversation for the purpose of: EXAMPLES –Comparing and Contrasting –Explaining two sides of a story. –Explaining a dialogue between two people.

Mainstream Public Education –Positive More Extracurricular Activities Diverse student body –Negative No other deaf kids. May not be able to communicate with others.

Residential School for the Deaf A school for Deaf kids that teaches them ASL and Deaf culture. Traditionally, the students live in the dorms at these schools. –Positive Other kids with the same identity. Deaf culture –Negative Live away from family. Not a diverse population

Oral Schools Special schools for deaf children where they learn to be Hearing! –Positive Other kids like you are there. Learn Speech –Negative Learning Speech is very difficult. Away from family if it is a residential school.

Deaf A hearing loss. Cultural Identity: Deaf Culture Language: American Sign Language School: Residential School for the Deaf

deaf A hearing loss. Cultural Identity: Hearing Culture Language: Verbal Speech: English School: Public or Mainstream School

Deaf Culture A group of people with a hearing loss who share beliefs and ideas. Deaf people also share a language, American Sign Language.

Transitions 1.FINISH- To show sequence. 2.HAPPEN- For unexpected events. 3.FIND- For unexpected discoveries. 4.FRUSTRATED- for unexpected obstacles. 5.HIT- for unexpected lucking out.

Classifiers and Stories Classifiers are important for telling stories because they show all the details of the story. (The action of the nouns.)

For each sentence type below, explain when it is appropriate to use and write an example using ASL gloss. - Conditional - Topic/comment - Yes/No question - Rhetorical question

Conditional Clause: Combine two sentences Use an “if” statement “if” statement may be implied or said Raise eyebrows and tilt head slightly

Topic Comment Sentences ME STORE GO-TO, ME FUN HAVE TONY PROM GO-TO, EXPERIENCE WONDERFUL

Yes/ No Question –A question that requires an answer of yes or no. Do you like ice cream? YOU ICE CREAM LIKE YOU?

Rhetorical When the signer intends to answer a question they have asked. Because sentences. I am going to the store because I need milk. I STORE GO TO. WHY? I MILK NEED.

Interpreter A person who facilitates communication between two people who communicate using different languages. Their job is to simply translate on language to another.

CODA Child of Deaf Adults –Advantage: Part of Deaf Culture Learn two languages: English and ASL –Disadvantage: Have to be an interpreter for your parents. May have a hard time fitting in with hearing people.